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Re: MTA not increasing subway service as Congestion Pricing begins |
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Posted by Andrew Saucci on Mon Jan 6 19:09:18 2025, in response to MTA not increasing subway service as Congestion Pricing begins, posted by BrooklynBus on Mon Jan 6 13:05:09 2025. The sad part is that congestion pricing isn't going to change anyone's driving habits. Tradesmen and delivery trucks drive into Manhattan because they have to drive-- they aren't getting on the subway or railroad, crime or no. Individual commuters who drive have already evaluated the alternatives and found them wanting. Keep in mind that a round trip peak LIRR ticket from zone 7 costs $29. Congestion pricing isn't going to tip the balance on that. Beyond that, anyone who has to drive from Long Island to New Jersey can choose between the chronically congested Belt Parkway and Staten Island Expressway and the horror show called the Cross Bronx Expressway; sometimes, travel times through Manhattan compare favorably, without the MTA B&T tolls. An hour to get from the Throgs Neck Bridge to the George Washington Bridge isn't uncommon.Really, there are few alternatives, none particularly palatable. Congestion pricing is simply going to get passed along by businesses and absorbed by individuals who simply refuse to deal with mass transit or bumper-to-bumper traffic on tolled roads, and in the end all it will do is feed a bloated bureaucracy that can barely sustain itself. It will do just about nothing to improve the environment, reduce pollution, or alleviate traffic jams and gridlock. It's all smoke and mirrors without viable alternatives-- and those alternatives aren't going to be financed by congestion pricing. |
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