New York City’s New Congestion Pricing, Explained 

Do you think congestion tolls are effective?

The solution isn't just making driving harder and more expensive. They need to also make transit better, faster, more reliable, and less dangerous.

Suburbanite drivers are mad about this but charging them is the only way that they are gonna stop ruining cities with their cars

Truth bomb: Cars ruin cities and this is good. It'll help fund public transport. Also good against smog and for the environment.

If they make driving harder then they have to make public transit much much much better.

So if you commute by car to lower Manhattan from upstate or Jersey you have to pay like 15 cross the bridge and 15 for this so you pay $30 just to commute, not even counting gas.

In london there is free of charge at specific times. In Nyc the charges will reduced but not free

The real way to limit and reduce car usage in cities is to reduce space for cars and relocate space for pedestrians, bikes, and busses. At the same time investing more in public transit. As long as driving in cities is allowed, there will always be too many people trying to drive and causing traffic and pollution.

NJ should start charging NY residents tolls

You cant just pop up with a conjestion charge and hope that it’ll stop people from driving - you need a good public transportation system that functions alike london and singapore for it to work LA’s metro is next to useless, and certainly CANNOT withstand rush our commuting traffic for people switching to public transportation

He failed to mention that he and other MTA employees are exempt from the tolls.

This aged lovely

It's just a money grab.

It's nothing but a stealth tax. Plain and simple.

And police and delivery trucks and emergency vehicles? They get charged too? Is this not essential services?

Bureaucrats always find a new way to squeeze more tax money from voters

" congestion pricing explained" in one word, SCAM

Watch people BACK OUT from the ZONE 😂

Has anyone ever ask what does MTA do with the money collected from transportation fees, fees go up but they still cry no money a lot are not adding up

How can they do this when there's really no alternative?? Has anyone tried to use buses or subways in New York City? The public transit in that city is abhorrent

It's a money grab, simple and plain. They had a traffic plan during 9/11 and single occupancy vehicles were banned after 6 am. It worked fine. So their was a solution in place. Now the cars are being allowed but for an high fee.

It’s all about the money

Charging to enter the zone is not the solution to congestion. People will find ways around it. They will enter and stay longer. Traffic will increase at night, increasing noise. People will pay the same for a quick delivery as for driving around all day, or multiple days. Some will be sleeping in their cars. Or taking turns with them. The area just outside the zone will get worse. Parking there will disappear. A better approach is to charge people, not for entering, but for driving in congested places. There are already cameras all over the city, and more [or sensors] could be added if needed, to charge people at various intersections--the busy ones, but also some backstreets to avoid rerouting traffic too much. The amount per intersection could be small but would add up depending on driving not entering, Manhattan. This is more targeted and addresses the actual problem head on while eliminating or at least lessening the problems listed above. Great idea, right? These same cameras/sensors could be used to regulate traffic lights, instead of old-fashioned timers. This could also dramatically ease traffic, noise, pollution, fuel consumption, and congestion.

This will only help nyc not the suburbs we have limited mass transit since beginning of pandemic

Maybe they should start digging tunnels or something, with all that extra money.

These people are evil.

It is absolutely a money making scheme. It’s a tax. “You pay to drive where you live”.. that’s bonkers.

the only positive is emissions going down,...for that area. The cars are just going to find other routes ie thru the other boroughs, creating an emissions problem there. so the rich in Manhattan get cleaner air, and the middle/low class around suffer from bad air quality.

This is ridiculous! They should just buldoze half of NY and build 24 lanes of highway and it should be free!

the solution is to limit the amount of taxis cars in the city PERIOD they are the ones doing the traffic and of course is a money making scheme

Congestion pricing is the biggest scam ever designed. And the sad part is, I was personally told that by the same people who are implementing it It's just the way to get money

We mustn't tax forgetfulness. There should always be barriers and payment upon entry to a payment zone. I am petrified to drive into Birmingham (my nearest city with charging for a clean air zone), because I know how forgetful I am. Taking payment upon entry would prevent the problem.

You solve congestion 2 ways 1) employers allow more people to work remotely, we don't need to do every job at the office with modern technology. 2) have a good public transit system. A good public transit system is affordable, is maintained/not old falling apart and disgusting, it can get you almost anwhere in about the same time it takes to drive and its reliable. NYC has one of the countries better public transit systems but its old/falling apart, its too expensive and its not super reliable trains are often late or cancled. I saw one of my sisters paycheck and the city took more than $100 out of it, there is also a high sales tax and subway tickets are not cheap when you add up all these costs the subway is actually very expensive and its not wonder some people feel ripped off and jump the turnstiles. With all this money you can't have a decent public transit system REALLY? If you want an example of a good cheap public transit system look to Europe. The city says it needs more tax money but why would I give more money to my drunken partying uncle Sam, I would tell Uncle Sam to act responsibly and live within his means like the rest of us? If my city did something like this I would move and never visit again as a tourist.

People from Queens, Brooklyn and LI face the same issues as NJ drivers. It will not work to reduce traffic, just a money grab.

NY added bus lanes and put speed camera everywhere. Ofc they’re gonna have traffic

I normally get angry when people break traffic laws but when it comes to congestion pricing idc

What if you live in the zone, can you drive anywhere and not incur another expense

So they admit it’s a greenwashed cash grab. Great, thanks.. we already knew that. Time for NJ to implement additional fees for drivers coming from NY as well as implement their own congestion fee. $45 to drive from Tribeca to Jersey seems reasonable, no? Staten Islanders coming to NJ can also catch some fees. Even the wealthy people are gonna feel it when all of their drivers start racking up these charges. Nobody in NYC is happy about this so the biggest joke is how much (of our money) they’ve spent on PR campaigns to “sell” us this money making scheme that we never had a say in anyway. Meanwhile the MTA and its service will continue to rot… it’s been proven time and time again that the MTA does not lack revenue.. it lacks common sense and any ability to carry out important projects in a timely or cost-effective manner.

Where can I get a ghost tag?

This is why your really paying Because citizens are to soft & scared to speak up

They're charging drivers for the decline in riders on public transportation since covid and the biggest beneficiaries will be the businesses outside of the toll area

So let charge ppl so they won’t drive downtown wait still traffic? Ok let’s go up on the price smh

This is good. More excuses - besides crime, parking, tunnel and bridge tolls, traffic - for a NJ resident to avoid visiting NYC.

Uber and Ltft created more of this problem, and this will cause more pollution in Upper Manhattan, Jersey, and the outer boroughs.

They can kill business, raise prices 😂 I am not going there for the same price if i have to pay 15 for the bridge and additional $20 for the zone. We will see more of those DAMAGED and UNREADABLE License Plates 😂

Dodger baseball stadium here in Lis Angeles is building a gondola to carry people from a more remote parking area yo the stadium. This is the answer. My question is, how are those cameras going to identify the fastest growing mide of transportation. Namely E-Bikes and scooters? No registration, operator license or license plates.

So 50% of the vehicles are Uber Lyft and taxis . Hmm just ban those .

Watch this backfire

Here’s an idea. People that ride bikes really wants this so.. have them set up license and registration fees so they can use that money to off set money use to make bike lanes and mta budget

The only thing it benefits is the city and state of New York. All it does is generate more revenue. As if the DMV taxes weren't enough.

Billions on wars and while our infrastructure crumbles.

Make all taxis electric like Madrid

And another reason why I would never go there😊

Just another reason for people to move to a different state, NY is sadly going downhill

They want FULL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONTROL

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Unconstitutional

It’s just a money grab

Maybe if the mta opened its books will would believe them . Fun fact mta cops will not pay this .

The city has sold out the public right of way.

So the bad system is now come to a point where the same system designers now charge fees to the people playing along with the system

All this bullshyt is just another way to push the working man out of the city. Makes no sense why anyone would vote yes for this. Pay a toll on the bridge. Then pay a toll to enter the city where every major bridge or tunnel enters Nonsense

So from 60th St. down is just for rich people is that it??? New York has become a shit show.. take take take for horrible MTA service

I hate when they talk emissions cuz even if everyone drives EV you will still be charged tolls

how about reversing all the stupid Vision zero stuff that created so much congestion where they never was traffic

All drugs and prostitutions should be legal people should watch the ted talk About a world without money.

NYC officials created the traffic

Why is it that poor people are always the ones to suffer being taxed

Maybe put more money into public transportation if driving is such an issue. This is gonna destroy their local economy. People are already fleeing Cali and NYC due to cost of living and bs such as this.

I'm all for it. Anything that'll bring on the real estate collapse faster. I'm looking for a 50-70% reduction in prices in the 5 boros..

Mta will always have fare beaters.. now there gonna need more police to catch them.. so when the test coming out??

This is a stupid idea

All the busniess's going to pass prices to their customers. Every will now have for this indirectly.

This is a horrible idea because who can trust that 100% of the money will be used properly. The $$ will be wasted. Count on it 😮

Wake up people who havent already given up their vehicles. dont be like the others who say its easy to simply stop driving or use public transit. Theyre fools. Youve worked hard for the privilege to drive whenever you want whereever you want vote against given that up and more of your paycheck.

Work or NOT..... its just a money Grab you Really think they care about congestion😅 dont be naive or a fool or a sheeple!

How you get people to pay when they don't pay parking tickets. So evertime you cross back and forth how many times you will be charge .

and the hits keep comin

Taxing people for using public road ways that they already pay tax for is insane.

Will the prices be higher to subsidize prices for POC

Sick assf

Total cash grab, thats what it is

You know how you reduce all the congestion just reversal Vision zero nonsense that made the Blasio implemented

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Wow, this is so dystopian. Just start rebelling. F this country

pieces of.......

This is a lame idea that’s just a regressive tax by another name

It’s going to Israel

Businesses should be exempt from this. The taxes shouldn’t come from their operations but should come from their income

I can understand doing this in NYC, but most of the other cities in the U.S. don’t have good public transportation. Especially the cities on the west coast. Seattle’s public transportation is absolutely horrible.

This is incredibly short sighted and should scare every citizen. These roads are public and should be free to use. Why punish people to get to their jobs and homes. Tolls are just a way of a government stealing from its citizens.

The Bottom Line is that this will turn Lower Manhattan into a Ghost Town. Lost jobs, lost tourism and street level small businesses will suffer.

Why not just implement AI traffic lights that will change according to traffic conditions. This is just a tax in plain sight.

This is just to generate revenue

This is great! Driving needs to be more expensive and inconvenient than public transit for people to make a switch. Love that they are investing revenue into public transit systems. I hope more US states adopt this.

NO one needs to live in NYC anymore its just worthless

I get NY but comparing London to Seattle? Are you nuts? Going 20miles in a bus would be 3h! Driving transit is simply not an option, I'd rather stay in traffic jams than pay to go to work.

Money grab.

This is stupid

Hurt her arm by falling from the pole? ;)