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No they don't. Less than 45% of New Yorkers own a car, and less than 20% commute by car. They are a small minority in the city economy, and there is no reason t
by hannasanarion 8y ago
No they don't. Less than 45% of New Yorkers own a car, and less than 20% commute by car. They are a small minority in the city economy, and there is no reason the rest of us need to subsidize their convenience with free parking and exclusive access to 90% of street width.
- Spooky23 8y agoGive me a break. The fee is going to drive people away from Manhattan. More big brother surveillance, absurd costs and more boondoggle money to the unions. I wonder what the reduced traffic flow will do to MTA Bridges and Tunnels? It’s going to cost like $80 to take the GWB to lower Manhattan and back. More than a few folks will choose to stay in NJ.
- hannasanarion 8y agoWhy do you need to drive from the GWB to lower Manhattan? The subways and busses are $3.50 each, it's already cheaper than the tolls, and often faster. I already choose to stay in NJ as often as possible because of how auto traffic in the Lincoln tunnel clogs up space for busses and it sucks to stand on a bus in a tunnel for 50 minutes while all the single-occupant cars squeeze by, and because walking and cycling in midtown is slow and dangerous because the cars get 5 lanes of 5th, 6th, and 8th avenues and we have to squish on 5 feet of sidewalk in places. Man up and stop hiding in your enormous solitary metal box, we don't have cooties.