NYC Congestion Pricing, First in the US, Gets Final Approval
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A plan to charge motorists driving into New York City’s midtown Manhattan received final federal approval, a significant step that allows the first such tolling program in the US to roll out.
  • Motorists may start paying new tolls as early as April 2024
  • Toll plan projected to provide $1 billion annually for the MTA
    • gzrrt@kbin.socialOP
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      1 year ago

      Even if all the money raised went straight into a paper shredder (and let’s be honest- that’s pretty much what the MTA will do with it), getting any amount of unwanted cars and noise / air pollution out of the picture is a net positive for the city.

      The fee should be calculated as a percentage of income, though.