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    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

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      The poor wasn’t driving to Manhattan in the first place, they represented only 2%,

      Under $1m in NYC is poor. But I should have been more explicit. This is a tax on the masses, not the elite.