every piece about congestion pricing so far goes something “the $9 fee decreased time in traffic by an hour for the average person. it’s only 9 minutes decrease in commute for me and now i’m more likely to use public transit instead, which is a totalitarian overreach, of course”
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these methods to “dodge” fares are already the norm for most people in New York.
Adding riders —> improved services —> more riders
When people *choose* mass transit because it is *preferable* to car transit, policy incentives can shift.
- Written by one of the five well-payed writers in the country
"i fucking hate driving through new york city" to "i'm not paying a fucking congestion fee to drive through new york city, take a train."