Like New York, Boston’s leaders have been mulling the idea of congestion pricing. Charging a fee to drivers, proponents claim, will help the city tackle pollution and traffic. So why did New York just ditch their congestion pricing plan?
Like New York, Boston’s leaders have been mulling the idea of congestion pricing. Charging a fee to drivers, proponents claim, will help the city tackle pollution, traffic and boost use of public transportation.
So why did New York just ditch their congestion pricing plan?
The $15 toll was due to start on June 30, and Gov. Kathy Hochul explained the decision to hit the pause button indefinitely in a video announcement Wednesday, as the New York Post reported.
“Let’s be real a $15 charge .. puts the squeeze on the very people who make this city go,” Hochul said.
“I cannot add another burden to working middle class New Yorkers or create another obstacle to our continued economic recovery” from the COVID pandemic, she added.
Red Sox/Yankees rivalry aside, New York just hit a home run.
Ordinary citizens, those without deep pockets, are often of little importance when it comes to decisions to cut emissions, or reduce traffic, or tweak the design of a city.
