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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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[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago

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

[–] rhvg@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 25 points 1 month 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

[–] tonytins@pawb.social 12 points 1 month ago

Screw you, Trump.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month 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.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month 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!

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Now do that to the Van Wyck.