grue@lemmy.worldM to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCongestion Pricing Is Cutting Traffic Jams In New York and New Jersey: Researchnyc.streetsblog.orgexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 month agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing_in_New_York_City TL;DR: in this case, it’s when drivers are made to pay a toll to drive into Manhattan south of 61th Street in order to cut down on traffic congestion and pollution, as well as raise revenue to fund more transit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing_in_New_York_City
TL;DR: in this case, it’s when drivers are made to pay a toll to drive into Manhattan south of 61th Street in order to cut down on traffic congestion and pollution, as well as raise revenue to fund more transit.