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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: 0.249s | source
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MLgulabio[dead post] ◴[10 Dec 25 16:11 UTC] No.46219499[source]▶
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ceejayoz ◴[10 Dec 25 16:13 UTC] No.46219531[source]▶
NYC has 8M people and 2M cars. Manhattan has like a 22% car ownership rate, and it's… not the poor people. https://www.hunterurban.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Car-L...

A parking spot will cost you more than rent in some other cities.

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MLgulabio ◴[10 Dec 25 16:22 UTC] No.46219671[source]▶
This doesn't change my argument at all.

The more money you have, more you benefit from this ruling. Now you can buy a service which was not possible before.

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stetrain ◴[10 Dec 25 16:39 UTC] No.46219900[source]▶
The rich were driving before, and are still driving.

The difference is that now they are paying for that service they were already using, and those funds are going to public transit which serves the majority of New Yorkers especially those with lower incomes.

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SoftTalker ◴[10 Dec 25 17:01 UTC] No.46220229[source]▶
Are the funds actually going to public transit, or are they being used to pay off all the people whose support was needed to implement the congestion charges?
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1. ceejayoz ◴[10 Dec 25 17:06 UTC] No.46220306[source]▶
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing_in_New_York...

> In June 2025, revenue from the congestion toll was used to increase service on more than a dozen bus lines citywide… In October 2025, the MTA sold $230 million worth of bonds to help fund the first projects that were being partially financed using congestion-toll revenue.