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Congestion taxes/fees incentivize taking public transit options. I don't think anyone arguing for congestion tax is along arguing against mass transit, the two

• ineedasername 7y ago
  I haven't seen either a decrease in congestion or an increase in mass transit infrastructure spending in NYC as a result of congestion pricing. And congestion pricing applies to busses as well, increasing mass transit cost. So commuting to NYC by car costs about $300 a month, but busses are still about $240 a month. Really not enough to strongly incentives mass transit. Maybe what it boils down to for me is that congestion pricing, in theory, may be a valid option. But in its implementation it accomplishes very little except increasing bloated budgets for organizations that focus too little on their actual mission.
  • lotsofpulp 7y ago
    Exactly, make the car cost $3,000 and you’ll start seeing some changes.
    • ineedasername 7y ago
      That's probably true, but then there needs to be a rapid coinciding ramp up of public transport like doubling or tripling the fleet of busses. Which could work! And it would have the added benefit of ever so incrementally reducing emissions from vehicles.
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  • Wowfunhappy 7y ago
    > So commuting to NYC by car costs about $300 a month, but busses are still about $240 a month. Of course, that $300 leaves out the cost of the car, maintenance on the car, insurance, etc. The cost of the bus needs to account for all of that.