Re:The Death of NYC Congestion Pricing
by woodruffw on Thursday June 27, 2024 @11:35PM
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Who is being downvoted? I see one person who seems to be flagged for only responding with flame comments.
> There are more bike lines than real roads now.
What's the point in exaggerating? This is nowhere near true. There are many more bike lanes than there were even a decade ago, but the city have several orders of magnitude more navigable roads than bike lanes.
> It's a congestion mess now without pricing....
That's the point of congestion pricing: to reduce demand on the street grid to those who actually need it. Congestion pricing makes the streets less congested; it benefits those who need to drive.
> There are more bike lines than real roads now.
What's the point in exaggerating? This is nowhere near true. There are many more bike lanes than there were even a decade ago, but the city have several orders of magnitude more navigable roads than bike lanes.
> It's a congestion mess now without pricing....
That's the point of congestion pricing: to reduce demand on the street grid to those who actually need it. Congestion pricing makes the streets less congested; it benefits those who need to drive.