MTA board votes to approve new $15 toll to drive into Manhattan

Re:MTA board votes to approve new $15 toll to drive into Man... by arcticbull on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @04:13PM (#39844011)

I guess so, but a $15 toll vs whatever it is now isn't going to impact the price of goods materially unless all those trucks are mostly empty, in which case, good?

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Re:MTA board votes to approve new $15 toll to drive into Man... by timr on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @04:28PM (#39844196)

It's $24 for small trucks, and $36 for large trucks. Plus the $1.25/$2.50 for taxis and Ubers, of course.

I grant you that it's relatively small when amortized over a truck full of packages, but it's stupid to include trucks at all. They haven't thought it through beyond a superficial level (or worse: they have, and this was intentional).

Regardless, Manhattan is not City of London. City of London is one tiny little corner of London. This tax is closer to the equivalent of putting congestion pricing on all of London inside of M25.

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Re:MTA board votes to approve new $15 toll to drive into Man... by Symbiote on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @05:58PM (#39845102)

Both zones cover around 8 square miles.

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Re:MTA board votes to approve new $15 toll to drive into Man... by timr on Saturday March 30, 2024 @01:32AM (#39872113)

Yeah, you said that on the other thread. How big is London? How big is Manhattan?

(hint: one is about 30x bigger than the other.)

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