cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/29428294
The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York.
Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles.
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250105121822/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr2wn3zvqvo
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fuck this
ultimately people that are not able to pay will have travel restricted further than high cost of owning a vehicle does and trapped citizens will not equal democracy when only the privileged get to travel
My dude, you just defended steak in a vegan spot
In New York only the wealthy use cars anyway. They have very robust public transit.
There are discounts and tax credits for those with low income who live in the area, and exemptions for people with medical conditions that prevent them from using public transit source.
Street parking in NYC is $9 an hour, and long term parking garages typically charge like $400 per month. If you’re driving in NYC the $9 per day congestion pricing isn’t going to be the thing that makes it unaffordable.
Oh no!
I wonder how every other large city fixed this issue?
Traffic is a travel restriction.
According to Google Maps during rush hour a car can take 24 minutes to 55 minutes, with an average of 45 minutes to go from Battery Park to Central Park.
It takes less than 2 hours walking from Battery Park to Central Park. Note, this is a slow walk.
Biking takes less than 36 minutes for the same distance. Note, this is for a leisure bike ride.
Cars are also a major air, and noise polluter. On top of that cars also kill and injure people.
If you think about it, cars restrict travel of people in Manhattan than anyone else.
You forgot to include transit, which could be as low as 25 minutes