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>London made the mistake of excluding Taxis from their congestion toll scheme. It is a very simplistic view to call it a mistake, as the the issues and policie

>London made the mistake of excluding Taxis from their congestion toll scheme. It is a very simplistic view to call it a mistake, as the the issues and policies related to the Congestion Charge have changed and evolved over the last 16 years. For example, the PHV (Private Hire Vehicle) will not be exempt from the charge from 8th April 2019. However, licensed Taxi's (Black cabs) were still deemed to be exempt from the charge, following a public consultation last year[1]. Amongst various other considerations, some of these decisions were made on the basis that the number of PHV's entering the zone has nearly doubled in the last decade, whilst some traffic has been constant.[2] Manhattan will have to deal with similar issues, which will generally coalesce around the central tenets of easing traffic flow, improving air quality and reducing accidents. [1]https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/phvs-and-the-congestion-charge https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/phvs-and-... [2]http://content.tfl.gov.uk/report-to-mayor-on-congestion-charge-changes.pdf http://content.tfl.gov.uk/report-to-mayor-on-congestion-char...

CydeWeys 8y ago
In NYC we have a huge problem of placard abuse, and placarded people would presumably be excluded from the congestion charges, a huge mistake. A pointer to more information: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/02/21/why-mayor-de-blasios-placard-abuse-plan-will-likely-fall-short/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/02/21/why-mayor-de-blasios-...
- johnnycab 8y ago
  Thanks for the link. The only parallel I can draw with London proper in this case would be the 'Blue Badge' abuse. Although, it seems trivial in comparison to the Placard abuse. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46715503 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46715503
  - CydeWeys 8y ago
    Yeah it's bad. Having a placard is basically like getting a $6k+ tax-free transportation subsidy from the government (the cost of the monthly garage parking you'd otherwise need near your office), and over 100,000 valid placards are out there, plus all the fakes that people make up. It's a joke. All the time you see vehicles with placards parked on sidewalks, in bike lanes, in front of fire hydrants, in crosswalks, blocking curb cuts, or blocking daylight spaces necessary for safe lines of sight in intersections. And nothing is done about them because of the stupid placard.

CydeWeys 8y ago

In NYC we have a huge problem of placard abuse, and placarded people would presumably be excluded from the congestion charges, a huge mistake. A pointer to more information: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/02/21/why-mayor-de-blasios-placard-abuse-plan-will-likely-fall-short/ https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/02/21/why-mayor-de-blasios-...

johnnycab 8y ago
Thanks for the link. The only parallel I can draw with London proper in this case would be the 'Blue Badge' abuse. Although, it seems trivial in comparison to the Placard abuse. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46715503 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-46715503
- CydeWeys 8y ago
  Yeah it's bad. Having a placard is basically like getting a $6k+ tax-free transportation subsidy from the government (the cost of the monthly garage parking you'd otherwise need near your office), and over 100,000 valid placards are out there, plus all the fakes that people make up. It's a joke. All the time you see vehicles with placards parked on sidewalks, in bike lanes, in front of fire hydrants, in crosswalks, blocking curb cuts, or blocking daylight spaces necessary for safe lines of sight in intersections. And nothing is done about them because of the stupid placard.