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Changes since congestion pricing started in New York

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437 points Vinnl | 1 comments | 13 May 25 10:43 UTC | HN request time: 0.264s | source
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mcswell ◴[15 May 25 01:48 UTC] No.43991069[source]▶
There was a time when there were no automobiles in New York City, but there was lots of public transportation. (Ok, there were horses and the consequent manure, and the population was way smaller then. But still...)
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Lammy ◴[15 May 25 04:27 UTC] No.43991846[source]▶
> there was lots of public transportation

There could have been a lot more. The 1929 IND Second System expansion plan is depressing, especially the parts where provisions are already built:

- https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2021/01/ind-second-...

- https://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/IND_Second_System_-_1929_Plan

- https://www.awakennyc.com/second-system-gems

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1. pirate787 ◴[15 May 25 09:27 UTC] No.43993274[source]▶
The city's price control on the cost of a subway ride was a spectacular policy failure that crushed the system into decline and operators into bankruptcy.