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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: 0.195s | source
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nalnq[dead post] ◴[10 Dec 25 15:42 UTC] No.46218992[source]▶
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rtkwe ◴[10 Dec 25 15:50 UTC] No.46219145[source]▶
The question becomes how critical is X and is there a close alternative. In this case I'd say for 95% of people yes driving is easily substituted by NYC's public transit options.
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tengbretson ◴[10 Dec 25 16:25 UTC] No.46219715[source]▶
For many people, the thing being substituted for an alternative is not "transportation into Manhattan", but more broadly "engaging in commerce in Manhattan"
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1. rtkwe ◴[10 Dec 25 17:37 UTC] No.46220738[source]▶
What business or shopping trip into Manhattan is small enough that 9 dollars is a significant hurdle or increase in cost? It's there to disincentivize taking a car for no reason when you can use transit while being small enough to absorb if you have a reason to actually use a car.