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New York becomes first US city with congestion charge
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PSA: Remember, everyone, not to be poor in those areas.
Edit: thanks everyone for the clarification.
Poor people can’t afford a car in Manhattan. This is a tax on middle to high income people. It’s good for NYC.
If you are poor, there are discounts for those with low income who live in the area. There’s also exemptions for people with medical conditions that prevent them from using public transit source.
Street parking in NYC is $9 an hour, and long term parking garages typically charge like $400 per month. $9 per day is nothing in comparison.
I'm not from NYC, or even the US, but unless I'm mistaken, if you can afford to store a car there in order to be able to drive around, then you can almost certainly afford to pay a congestion charge.
London has had a CC for a number of years now, and it isn't a problem at all. The overwhelming majority of people who travel into the areas affected by it just take public transport. Hell, I lived up there for several years and despite owning a car I never once had to pay to drive in the charge zone.
It costs about $50 to park a car downtown all day. Drive to a commuter train station and just take the train train in to save your self $40 a day.
Upvoted for humility. You’re a good egg.