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After six months, the policy of tolling drivers has reduced traffic and raised hundreds of millions of dollars for the city's transit system. But the Trump administration is still trying to shut it down.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 4 days ago

32% year over year decline in traffic fatalities. That is just absolutely huge and frankly rather shocking.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I admit I was skeptical of this tax and now I do feel it works much better than I expected.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 days ago

That's pretty much the way it goes everywhere congestion pricing is implemented. Resistance right up until implementation, then people immediately see the benefit and love it. The fact is that less cars equaybetter cities

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

It is almost like good policies, even ones that involve tolls, work. The country needs to censor and defund the White House and move on. I really can't take listening to this ass clown anymore.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

Screw you, Trump.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Now do that to the Van Wyck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Less cars means less money to car maker CEOs.

How about cars on various higher roads like Main st. 25th level????

Car elevators would be a thing!