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New York Gets Serious About Traffic with the First Citywide US Congestion Pricing Plan

posted by martyb on Tuesday April 02 2019, @09:39PM   Printer-friendly
from the no-possible-misuse-of-the-data dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Phys.org:

After years of debate, New York state has adopted congestion pricing to deal with traffic problems in New York City. Starting in 2021, fees will be imposed on all vehicles entering a pricing zone that covers lower Manhattan, from 60th Street at the southern edge of Central Park to the southernmost tip of the island.

This approach has succeeded in cities including London, Singapore and Stockholm. For scholars like me who focus on urban issues, New York's decision is welcome news. Properly used, congestion pricing can make crowded cities safer, cleaner and easier for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to navigate.

The details matter, including the size and timing of charges and the area that they cover. Congestion charges also raises equity issues, since rich people are best able to move closer to work or change their schedules to avoid the steepest costs.

Are congestion pricing plans the wave of the future in American cities?

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Nuke on Wednesday April 03 2019, @08:55AM (3 children)

    by Nuke (3162) on Wednesday April 03 2019, @08:55AM (#824013)

    I don't care what happens to the money. As long as it reduces the level of traffic in cities, which has become insane, they can toss the money on a bonfire as far as I'm concerned.

    BTW, I'm guessing you are seeing the "corrupt" angle from a USA (or possible Third World) perspective, where people seem to be paranoid about government.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @02:17PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @02:17PM (#824081)

    you seem like the kind of people who can't put off phone's alarm but whines about how's not possible that phone is spying on you

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @04:10PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @04:10PM (#824121)

    I'd be more concerned with Freedom of Movement [wikipedia.org], lest you find yourself someday unable to go past the area you live in without paying for a privilege which should be a right.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @06:32PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 03 2019, @06:32PM (#824191)

    paranoid? you're a brainwashed slave. why don't you wake up?