silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agoNYC had a bold plan to tax drivers and fund transit. The governor killed it. What would have been America’s first congestion pricing experiment has been delayed by Gov. Kathy Hochulwapo.stexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkNYC had a bold plan to tax drivers and fund transit. The governor killed it. What would have been America’s first congestion pricing experiment has been delayed by Gov. Kathy Hochulwapo.stsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·4 months agoThat’s not who is objecting; you can’t afford to park on lower Manhattan if you’re poor.
minus-squarecybersin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoThe proposal was to charge a fee for entering a zone in Manhattan, not parking.
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·4 months agoIf people are driving in circles in the already-super-congested Manhattan traffic instead of going somewhere and parking, then yes, they shouldn’t be doing that.
That’s not who is objecting; you can’t afford to park on lower Manhattan if you’re poor.
The proposal was to charge a fee for entering a zone in Manhattan, not parking.
If people are driving in circles in the already-super-congested Manhattan traffic instead of going somewhere and parking, then yes, they shouldn’t be doing that.