A look at how London's congestion charge affected businesses, air pollution
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- New York's congestion pricing plan was modeled off London's congestion charge, so CBS New York sent reporter Ali Bauman across the pond to study its impact. She took a look at how the charge affects British businesses and the environment in London to see what could have been in New York.
"Less people are driving into the London congestion zone". So basically it worked just like intended. London's transit system is thriving & way better than us. Their air quality is way down too.
These businesses in the zone are equivalent to the NJ commuters driving into Midtown diners.
So True
From what I've heard most commuters in londonistan commute using camels and donkeys not cars and trucks.
People not going to your business shouldn't be blamed on congestion pricing. If your product or service is really good, I would definitely visit you again. If it's just meh and my local business does it better, I'm not commuting farther away for something worse.
It is the same with public transit. We shouldn't have to put a tax to force people in a system they don't want to use. If they provide a better service than cars, then I will happily use it. Do better in competing. Don't cheat by taxing others..
@@RantRantJoe It's not just about public transit. Public transit is just an alternative. It's also about air pollution and having fewer vehicles in the same place. In some parts of Manhattan, the road is like a parking lot. Sometimes, you can walk faster to your destination than to drive there. Not to mention the amount of time you'd waste circling around the block for a parking space.
Also, you're analogy doesn't work, because the customer gets to choose which business, affected by congestion pricing, to go to, but you're telling me that people are being forced into using public transit....
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From what I've heard most commuters in londonistan commute using camels and donkeys, not cars and trucks.
“It’s just another tax”- correct.
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From what I've heard most commuters in londonistan commute using camels and donkeys.
Write that down write that down. We don't need congestion pricing.
yes we do! give me one logical reasoning that isn't mumbo jumbo repeat of what everyone else is saying?
@@DBSGEEK7 Litteraly the funding that we would be getting from congestion pricing can be funded through energy renewal projects that will save more money than they need such as a solar farm or a wind farm, the money recouped from saving on energy alone would be astronomical for the city.
@@DBONPC All that revenue from congestion pricing can fund the MTA and pay the necessary costs for many public transportation projects. I don't live in NYC, but I've already visited it and used the subway there, and it could be better. That's why we need the congestion pricing. Without it, projects like the Second Avenue subway would be put on hold, which, the Second Avenue subway IS on hold, or even cancelled. After all, where will the MTA get all that money from (asking the government for money won't always work).
@@Someone-lolxd Yes but as you don't live here in the city that wouldn't be coming out if your pockets now would it? NYC is already a ridiculously expensive city where at least 65% of the city's inhabitants can barely afford to live in the city they were born in
@@DBONPC While congestion pricing is just another tax for drivers, using public transportation will only cost like 6 USD/day roundtrip, instead of maybe 20 USD/day to enter lower Manhattan. Plus, not everyone goes to Lower Manhattan for work and the area above Central Park is not affected. Anyways, it's not like it affects most of the commuters, in fact, only 2% of commuters use a private vehicle to enter Lower Manhattan. That 2% is most likely some rich residents.
It's a scam. The MTA have too many overpaid lazy employees where one person work while ten others stand around doing nothing.
what else is new?
No its not. Stop driving.
they raised the prices continuously.... and they still have congestion in the streets so its pointless.... we all knew it wouldn't work
Great reporting! And yes the cost always gets pushed onto the consumer.
Yes ! And don't forget the consumers also getting pushed into the tracks every week !
Fake news
It's a complete failure!!!!