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Re:Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emerge... by strictnein on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:31AM (#49523337)
Snark isn't actually a productive way to discuss a topic.

A productive way would be to say that congestion pricing should be used to expand bus service.

Re:Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emerge... by estearum on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:35AM (#49523390)
Well I don't care how the money flows and neither should anyone else. It's a matter of allocating costs as closely to the origin of those costs as possible.

If you do that, it will turn out that buses (etc) are far superior methods of moving people around, but you really don't need to move money directly from one to the other.

Re:Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emerge... by strictnein on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:44AM (#49523549)
> Well I don't care how the money flows and neither should anyone else

Why shouldn't people care how the money flows and why are you the decider of what people should care about? If the money from congestion pricing was for a new stadium for the Yankees, or to build a new heliport for billionaires' row, or it just went into the pocket of the mayor I think that would be concerning for everyone involved.

Re:Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emerge... by estearum on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:49AM (#49523652)
Even if we took the money and lit it on fire each year, congestion pricing would still be a very, very good policy.
Re:Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emerge... by tomrod on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:51AM (#49523673)
Arguably, tone policing is even worse. I guffawed at grandparent comment!
Re:Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emerge... by strictnein on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @12:06PM (#49523924)
Re:Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emerge... by tomrod on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @03:59PM (#49541620)
I stand by my guffaw and by my clear call that tone policing is worse.
Re:Urban Congestion Pricing and the Response Times of Emerge... by harvey9 on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:57AM (#49523789)
I thought it was an allusion to trams.