I’m heavily in favor of congestion pricing. Already NJ is looking to spend Billions (with a B!) widening the turnpike leading to nyc which will eventually funnel more cars (and therefore noise and pollution) into the city. That project is a boondoggle for other reasons, but the point remains that there is massive demand for visiting nyc (duh!). We need to encourage more people to take more efficient methods of transportation. So many people drive into the city with only one or two people in a car, compared to 50+ people that can fit in a bus or hundreds in a train.
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I've got huge mixed feelings about the congestion pricing. I'm a lower Manhattan resident and actually (regrettably) own a car in the city. I think residents who actually live here should probably get a free pass, as should certain commercial vehicles. I'm definitely not down with penalizing the needy, so it would be nice to see that new revenue go toward improving public transit. But it probably won't.