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Changes since congestion pricing started in New York

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437 points Vinnl | 2 comments | 13 May 25 10:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.39s | source
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philipallstar ◴[14 May 25 14:36 UTC] No.43985073[source]▶
The increased speeds are excellent for those who can afford the toll. This is a universal benefit of toll roads for those people.
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bryanlarsen ◴[14 May 25 14:45 UTC] No.43985179[source]▶
And the investments in public transit and bike paths are excellent for those who can't. Such unalloyed win-wins are hard to find.
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lokar ◴[14 May 25 14:47 UTC] No.43985193[source]▶
I lived in Manhattan, and was very well paid. I did not own a car, and loved it. This would have been great for me as well.
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timewizard ◴[14 May 25 22:33 UTC] No.43989879[source]▶
Did you have children or did you live alone?
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9283409232 ◴[15 May 25 00:16 UTC] No.43990543[source]▶
Car-centric design is hell for parents and kids alike.
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efavdb ◴[15 May 25 01:52 UTC] No.43991084[source]▶
FWIW I like driving my kid to school in my car. YMMV
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1. SchemaLoad ◴[15 May 25 02:10 UTC] No.43991190[source]▶
I hated feeling completely stranded as a kid since nothing was accessible by foot or PT. Even today visiting my parents outer suburban house feels like being dumped on an island.

My social life as a teenager was incredibly limited by the fact that I couldn't just jump on a bus and meet up with everyone else who lived in areas with PT coverage.

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2. hombre_fatal ◴[15 May 25 12:46 UTC] No.43994428[source]▶
Yeah, most of us have no idea how bad we have it until we live somewhere where it's different.

The idea of walking/biking to school or walking with your friends to the cafe after school to hang out, or bumping into friends while walking home from a bar is so alien to Americans that it's not even on their radar.

We get a glimpse of it when we go on vacation to Prague or Disneyland or something. But when we return home, we immediately relegate the experience to something exotic you do on vacation rather than something you can actually have.