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During the pandemic I started noticing an increasing number of helicopters hovering over New York City. Many other New Yorkers evidently also noticed the same and complained to the city’s 311 service. The issue received a lot of news coverage and lawmakers have been trying to pass laws to address this.
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Congestion pricing aims to accurately reflect the true cost1 of driving within some of the most densely populated and transit-accessible areas. Cities like London, Stockholm, and Singapore, which have successfully implemented it, have observed a 25% reduction in traffic congestion and an improvement in traffic speed.
This factors in the negative externalities associated with driving such as congestion, air pollution. ↩
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TL;DR: Most New Yorkers do not own cars, much less drive to work. And the households that do own cars earn a significantly higher income than the ones that don’t. Making it easier to drive, at the expense of transit improvements, does not help the vast majority of New Yorkers and especially not the least affluent.