The scheme has faced resistance, including from President-elect Donald Trump.

Summary

New York City has become the first U.S. city to implement a congestion charge, with car drivers paying up to $9 daily to enter areas south of Central Park.

The scheme aims to reduce traffic and fund public transport but has faced opposition, including from Donald Trump, who has vowed to overturn it.

Fees vary by vehicle type, with trucks and buses paying higher rates.

Despite legal challenges, the initiative moves forward as New York remains the world’s most congested urban area, with peak traffic speeds averaging just 11 mph.

  • @[email protected]
    -4•2 days ago

    Congestion pricing only makes sense if they do something to mitigate the lack of public transit availability, punctuality, and affordability. If public transit were cheap and ubiquitous, then go right ahead.

    Instead, busses and subways cost more and still smell like piss and now you get congestions pricing if you drive in.

    • @AngryCommieKender
      4•2 days ago

      I would agree with all your points, if the year was 1975. Since it’s not, maybe start trying to have some empathy.

      Oh, just an FYI, I’m not one of the people who downvoted you.

      Edit: you can literally check the modlog

      • @[email protected]
        0•2 days ago

        Curious how many people who downvoted my initial comment have ever worked in NYC and had to deal with either driving or taking public transit.

        I know the point is to raise funds to improve it, but based on my city’s track record , they don’t ever divest it into things that make a difference in the public transit. Instead they do things like: embezzle (Adam’s is indicted btw) or add more cops, or change the turnstiles, but they don’t fix the issues with our systems.

        They’re still filthy and run like ass and they JUST raised priced for the 3rd time in 5 years.

        I actually support the idea of people driving less in cities and getting the cars out of manhattan for the most part, I just know how poorly this city is run currently and how badly this will go.

        • @[email protected]
          1•2 days ago

          As much as Eric Adams is a POS, the MTA is a state “agency” so most of the corruption occurs at the state level.

          But hard agree with you. The funds will never actually help the people who need the help.

    • @[email protected]
      3•2 days ago

      The aim is to raise money to fund public transport, so it will become better and cheaper than cars