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Posted by Stephen Bauman on Sun Dec 4 09:17:57 2016, in response to Re: The real reason for New York City's traffic nightmare, posted by New Flyer #857 on Sun Dec 4 08:46:35 2016. And I am for tolls at all Manhattan crossings as a modified form of congestion pricing.I'll part company with you regarding congestion pricing. If a public resource has to be rationed, ability to pay should not be the basis for such rationing. From a less abstract principle, London's experience has been that congestion pricing has not reduced congestion over the long run. London's congestion is now worse than it was before charging began. However, then number of vehicles within the charging area remains 20% below the pre-charging levels. My conclusion is that it wasn't the number of vehicles that was causing the congestion. Moreover, Manhattan's CBD vehicle traffic is down from its historic highs in the 1980's. This was before Bloomberg and DeBlasio, The Post's alleged congestion creators. |
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