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In New York City, congestion pricing leads to marked drop in pollution

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473 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 10 Dec 25 15:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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nalnq[dead post] ◴[10 Dec 25 15:42 UTC] No.46218992[source]▶
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theplatman ◴[10 Dec 25 15:53 UTC] No.46219181[source]▶
working class people are predominantly using public transit to get around nyc

this claim has been debunked many times and anyone with eyes can see who the private drivers in NYC are

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dchest ◴[10 Dec 25 16:09 UTC] No.46219473[source]▶
Because it's economically infeasible to drive?
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1. mtalantikite ◴[10 Dec 25 16:39 UTC] No.46219906[source]▶
Yes, but also it's just annoying to have a car in NYC. For many routes the subway is going to be faster than driving and sitting in traffic, unless you're traveling between outer borough neighborhoods that only have a connection in Manhattan. If you're making that commute often (say, Bushwick to East Flatbush, or Flushing to Canarsie), a car might make sense, but then this whole congestion pricing thing doesn't apply to you.

Transit is $3/ride (in a few weeks), 24 hours, and all over the city. It's not perfect, but for the vast majority of cases owning a car in NYC is just not really worth it. If you need one because you have a weekend home out in Long Island or up in the Hudson Valley, you can afford the $9 toll.