That’s a common misconception about congestion price in NY. The poor wasn’t driving to Manhattan in the first place, they represented only 2%, and the money generated by congestion pricing will be reinvested back into public transport.
Climate Town did a great video on this subject, with more details if you are interested:
That’s a common misconception about congestion price in NY. The poor wasn’t driving to Manhattan in the first place, they represented only 2%, and the money generated by congestion pricing will be reinvested back into public transport.
Climate Town did a great video on this subject, with more details if you are interested:
New York Declares War On Traffic (A Congestion Pricing Story)
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DEFBn0r53uQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEFBn0r53uQ
What’s really bad for the poor is car centric design, where you are forced to have a car and spend, on average, $12k annually to maintain it
Under $1m in NYC is poor. But I should have been more explicit. This is a tax on the masses, not the elite.