#DOJ accidentally files document outlining flaws with #Trump administration's plan to kill #NYC #CongestionPricing https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-accidentally-files-document-nyc-congestion-pricing/story?id=121129852
#US may withhold environmental approvals for #Manhattan projects if state does not end #CongestionPricing https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-may-withhold-environmental-approvals-for-manhattan-projects-if-state-does-not-end-congestion-pricing/ar-AA1DkN5b
#MTA, feds reach agreement that could keep #NYC #CongestionPricing tolls in place into the fall https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-congestion-pricing-mta-trump-administration-deal/
Mentioning to the teachers during parent-teacher conferences that the kids spend 15 mins less time on the bus each day thanks to #CongestionPricing
A sign that says “come and take it” being held by a congestion pricing supporter at Times Square
There is a silhouette of some traffic cameras! #CongestionPricing
Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just... petty.
Anyways there is a rally @3 in NYC times square. Gotta get my wingtips on and catch the bus down there.
"Although #CongestionPricing was incredibly unpopular during its long gestation, a majority of New Yorkers now support the program. In early February, six of 10 New Yorkers said that they thought Trump should keep the program and not kill it, according to a Morning Consult poll.
That matches a pattern seen in other cities that adopt congestion pricing, where most voters hate the program until they see that it successfully improves travel times and reduces traffic. "
Congestion Pricing’s Biggest Booster Prepares to Take On the White House https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/nyregion/janno-lieber-mta-congestion-pricing.html @mta #congestionpricing #transit #nyc
The fossil-fuel besotted Trump admin is trying to pull the plug on #CongestionPricing.
"Not long after the move to end the program, Mr. Trump posted on social media "CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"
"We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. The MTA has initiated legal proceedings in the Southern District of New York to preserve this critical program. We'll see you in court," Hochul said."
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-congestion-pricing-halted/
File under You can't make this up:
The headlines say Trump "moves to end New York's Congestion Pricing Tolls" (narrator: doesn't look like that he can do that; on what grounds? The arguments in the actual letter are thin https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/19/nyregion/congestion-pricing-termination-letter.html
The Trump post says: "LONG LIVE THE KING!"??
#Trump declares #NYC #CongestionPricing dead, proclaiming 'LONG LIVE THE KING' https://gothamist.com/news/trump-moves-to-stop-congestion-pricing-tolls-in-new-york-city
R.I.P. congestion pricing. January 2025–February 2025. #CongestionPricing #NYC #NewJersey #JerseyCity
https://jcitytimes.com/trump-nixes-congestion-pricing/
President #Trump said to have #NYC 's #CongestionPricing, bike lanes in his crosshairs https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/president-trump-nyc-congestion-pricing-bike-lanes/
A million cars have disappeared: What #NYC is like after one month of congestion pricing
"#CongestionPricing began on January 5. One month in, traffic is down, public buses are faster, and transit ridership is up.
[A caller to a radio show says] his wife has seen fewer delays every day. “She’s getting home earlier every night,” he said. “I mean, we love it.” "
(The million fewer cars is counted over a month).
#NYC started implementing #CongestionPricing and two brothers made a tracker for it, which includes a map made with #OpenStreetMap data via #OpenMapTiles
https://congestion-pricing-tracker.com/
They also have another map, showing real-time traffic, using #GMaps
via: https://theverge.com/2025/1/16/24344732/nyc-congestion-pricing-tracker-data-google-maps
Wow. Even though I've of course heard all the elements that makes this true many times, I don't think I've ever heard the conclusion spelled out this clearly:
Congestion pricing is a way to move money from the rich to the poor!
While giving both more time and better health, I might add.
Great video from Wendover productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2j-LgcA7Gk
Nice!
"Bus speeds also increased after the tolls were turned on. The Manhattan-bound B39 bus, which crosses the Williamsburg Bridge, ran 28% faster compared to a similar January week last year. Other buses like the SIM24 and the M50 saw increases in speeds, as well."
Basically on the East River tunnels had tolls and bridges did not and everyone has agreed this is bad and causes "toll shopping" eg. more pointless driving.
So they put a 3 buck credit on those tunnels. But just as when you give one cat a treat to take their medicine you have to give the other cat a treat too NJ HAD to get a credit too for "fairness" or something.
They pay a lower rate for #CongestionPricing for no reason but howl the loudest.
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