Will he bite?
Get this: A car magazine is touting the benefits of congestion pricing, especially for low-income people. Commenters are also quite supportive of the program.
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Make that $15 billion annually. Also I had to lol at them saying this was a punishment for working class commuters. I know the Dementia in Chief doesn’t know this because he’s been a billionaire since birth but working class people don’t drive in NYC. It’s too expensive to own a car or use a car in NYC. They take the subway.
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He used to ride the subway. He’s mentioned in interviews taking the F train from 179th Street.
This is possible.
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More benefits of Congestion Pricing: Less horn honking.
And and possibly boosting the economy.
Also, one thing that critics were proven wrong about: Congestion pricing isn’t diverting or causing traffic to “spill” into the other boroughs. Many critics kept parroting that the program would just increase traffic in non-tolled areas. Turns out, that isn’t the case.
If congestion pricing failed, we’d hear the news constantly critique it. Since it seems to be extremely successful, there’s nothing but positive commentary. The critics are wrong!
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Love the constant and consistent stream of positive data from this
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Critics bring this argument up for every traffic reduction policy. In the 70’s when NYC dismantled the west side elevated highway, people thought it was going to cause traffic to spill onto surrounding streets.
But cars aren’t water molecules, flowing through a pipe. More specifically, people are capable of planning their trips and changing their travel habits based on new information.
Once again, congestion pricing is objectively proven to not have the drawbacks it’s critics said it would.
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At this point the program has been active for 3 months so the “longer-term” effects are starting to show. People are getting used to it and those who wish to drive will continue to do so, but as we have seen, the reduction in traffic means a significant amount of people have stopped driving and switched to a different mode of transportation through the toll area.
And more people see the benefits so they are becoming more supportive. Can’t hate something that has tangible benefits.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-10/nyc-congestion-pricing-toll-gains-support-among-city-residents
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5186539-new-york-congestion-pricing-trump-duffy/
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/transportation/nyc-congestion-pricing-toll-gains-support-among-city-residents-poll-shows
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