• @thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works
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    25 months ago

    inb4 the supreme court rules that congestion charging is unconstitutional and furthermore that public transport, too, is unconstitutional.

  • irotsoma
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    25 months ago

    As long as that money is spent on public transit improvements, I think it’s a great idea for many large cities.

    • Phoenixz
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      5 months ago

      is spent on pubic transit

      Hahahahahaha

      Oh sorry, I thought you were joking. Of course they won’t

      • @bloup@lemmy.sdf.org
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        05 months ago

        is there any particular reason you’re saying that besides cynicism? I am having trouble finding specifics, but there’s a lot of reporting that the MTA is expecting to raise $15 billion from congestion tolling to fund public transportation repairs and improvements and pretty much all of the proposals for this in the past required all of the revenues to be earmarked for use by the MTA

  • Cyborganism
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    25 months ago

    I REALLY wish they’d implement that in my home city of Montréal, Québec. We’re facing huge traffic congestion because of construction. It’s so bad it’s actually costing lives due to driver impatience.

  • @Bigfish@lemmynsfw.com
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    15 months ago

    Congestion pricing is such a good idea everywhere there is rock solid public transit alternatives. Where there’s not, it just becomes a tax on the poor.

    • @phoneymouse@lemmy.world
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      15 months ago

      If I were rich, I would support congestion pricing. I could sell my helicopter. Who needs to fly over traffic when there is no traffic?