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  1. RE: mastodon.social/@glynmoody/116

    “That a niche broadband option gets congestion normally wouldn’t be that big of a deal; the problem is Trump Republicans have hijacked and retooled the $42.5 billion infrastructure bill broadband grant program to throw billions of dollars — and millions of new customers — at Musk’s Starlink as a personal favor to one of the U.S. president’s biggest donors.”
    #Starlink #congestionpricing #hijack #corruption #infrastructure

  2. I think the #LIRR strike was basically like undoing #CongestionPricing. My kids' bus has returned to taking 1.5 hours each way rather than 45-60mins.

    Now that the strike is over, let's hope traffic returns to normal. It would be a great time to raise the congestion pricing toll to its originally planned level, though. #NYC #MTA #NYS

  3. It's frustrating that NY Governor #KathyHochul hasn't bothered to raise the #CongestionPricing toll cost (which was much lower than initially intended) since its inception, despite being wildly successful by all measures.

    At least Trump's doing his part though, adding congestion pricing tolls through the entire country (via gas price hikes). #AccidentallyTheEcoPresident

    [edit: correction, make that the entire world.]

  4. Congestion Pricing Wins in Court After Lengthy Battle With Convicted Felon -
    The victory removes a major threat to the NYC tolling program, which still faces other lawsuits.
    Https://www.nytimes.com/2026/0 #congestionpricing @mta #transit

  5. Hey if Mamdani's going to endorse Hochul (barf), maybe he can get her to raise the #CongestionPricing tolls? #NYC

  6. #CongestionPricing: Will We Finally Learn? - YouTube

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZgRTyKbkDUo

    > People always hate congestion pricing...until they see how good it is. Whatever you want to call it — "the valley of political death," "the hill of hysteria" — it's a dynamic that goes way beyond congestion pricing. Let's examine.

  7. Modeled against Berlin:

    "We find that congestion toll revenue in a single metropolitan area can fully compensate for regional fuel tax losses while generating substantial welfare gains. The policy reduces travel delays by 1.16 million hours and cuts CO2 emissions by over 42,000 tonnes annually. Distributional analysis reveals that progressive revenue recycling targeting middle- and low-income residents and outer boroughs is essential for public acceptability. Our findings suggest that the fuel tax revenue crisis provides both fiscal necessity and political justification for implementing this economically superior but historically difficult policy."

    Not fully open access but there's enough teasing by information ransomer Elsevier to convey the gist.

    #CongestionPricing

    sciencedirect.com/science/arti

  8. 🚗💸 Ah, the magic of charging people to drive: New York's pollution drops 22%, but who needs fresh air when you have 9 less in your wallet? 🙄 If only breathing was as cheap as a trip through Manhattan's concrete jungle. 😂
    e360.yale.edu/digest/new-york- #pollutionreduction #congestionpricing #NewYorkCity #airquality #environmentalimpact #urbantransportation #HackerNews #ngated

  9. People are driving less all over the city because of congestion pricing and the air is cleaner not just in the congestion pricing zone. In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with 2 main streets leading to the Williamsburg bridge, this is definitely the case. Grand Street and Metropolitan Ave definitely have fewer trucks bumper to bumper in traffic spewing their noxious fumes.

    hellgatenyc.com/new-yorkers-br

    nature.com/articles/s44407-025

    #NYC #CongestionPricing #AirQuality

  10. I've said it before and I'll say it again: #CongestionPricing is too little, too late. It's even worse since Hochul watered down the fees.

    But pedestrianizing huge portions of Manhattan? Now *that* is the shit!

    fastcompany.com/91436737/how-m

    #BanCars #NYC #Mamdani

  11. Coming to #NYC this time I dont really see much passenger cars. Most are taxis, buses, trucks, and many #ebikes that half of them is low key e motorcycles. #Congestionpricing