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

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472 points Brajeshwar | 3 comments | 10 Dec 25 15:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.604s | source
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xvilka ◴[10 Dec 25 17:10 UTC] No.46220360[source]▶
They should make pedestrian-only streets in most dense places of Manhattan and use these money to improve public transportation. Even just a few blocks of no cars would make a huge difference for livability of the city center.
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mritterhoff ◴[10 Dec 25 17:21 UTC] No.46220510[source]▶
Big agree. Times Square would be a great place to start.
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1. Maximus9000 ◴[10 Dec 25 18:08 UTC] No.46221161[source]▶
Isn't times square already pedestrian?

https://ny.curbed.com/2017/4/19/15358234/times-square-snohet...

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3. mritterhoff ◴[10 Dec 25 18:43 UTC] No.46221689[source]▶
A small section of it is.

> “Bowtie” bounded by Broadway and Seventh Avenue between 42nd and 47th Streets.