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Re:The Death of NYC Congestion Pricing by AdamN on Friday June 28, 2024 @07:41AM (#40819651)
> you cannot simultaneously have lower congestion and higher demand for taxi

How so? If a taxi used to take 20 minutes and $20 and now it takes 15 minutes and $18 the demand for that form of transport will go up.

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Re:The Death of NYC Congestion Pricing by slt2021 on Friday June 28, 2024 @02:06PM (#40823261)
If a driver is replaced by a cab passenger it is 1-to-1 replacement of personal vehicle with taxi, no impact on congestion.

If you see demand for cabs increasing + congestion pricing revenue of $1.5bln that means more traffic and more paying drivers

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