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Congestion Pricing Is a Policy Miracle
Which is exactly why Trump wants to get rid of it
It was a long and winding road (as I detailed here last summer), but Governor Hochul finally made the right decision and allowed the policy to go into effect (albeit at a $9 price point vs. the initial $15). In the first month of congestion pricing, the MTA reported over 1 million fewer vehicle entries into the toll zone than would be expected without the program, driving the significant traffic reduction seen above. Additionally, other cities across the country, from Chicago to Los Angeles should be examining congestion pricing as a 1-2 punch to reduce traffic and improve transportation rather than continuing a flawed, expensive strategy of highway widenings that are doomed to fail.
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