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

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472 points Brajeshwar | 1 comments | 10 Dec 25 15:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.593s | 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. stetrain ◴[10 Dec 25 16:57 UTC] No.46220158[source]▶
It's economically infeasible for a large percentage of people to drive in a dense urban area, period.

That's true even without congestion pricing. A city would go broke and bulldoze itself trying to add enough stacked lane, highways, and parking to handle everyone who would prefer to drive in or through if the capacity existed.