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> The congestion zone covers about eight square miles of central London, close in size to the future congestion zone in Manhattan. https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-
by Symbiote 3y ago
> The congestion zone covers about eight square miles of central London, close in size to the future congestion zone in Manhattan.
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/05/19/congestion-pricing--what-new-york-can-learn-from-london-s-grand-traffic-experiment- https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/05/19/congest...
(Many websites have similar comparisons.)
- timr 3y agoLondon is 600 square miles and has numerous routes into and out of the city. Manhattan is 23, and is an island with a handful of bridges and tunnels. As a percentage of the whole, the City of London is trivial, whereas this "congestion district" is about half of Manhattan (even more if you account for central park).