Congestion pricing in Manhattan
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It’s good that’s it’s finally going into effect, and there’s reason to think that it will become more popular over time in addition to being right on the merits:
I expect congestion pricing to become more popular after it gets implemented and people see it working (as it did in places like London). Hopefully this builds the political support for congestion pricing schemes in other cities like DC/Bos/LA/Chi/SF/etchttps://t.co/u9OL3HqOAI— Joey Politano (@JosephPolitano) January 5, 2025
Hopefully the courts will continue to reject the idea that New Jersey commuters have some kind of legal right to free ride.
The other point to make about the policy, which may have helped to persuade Hochul to accept it in modified form, is that the key question is “unpopular compared to what?” Massive cuts to MTA services would be hugely unpopular, and other tax increases to make up the MTA funding shortfall would be unpopular, so do the right thing (which is congestion pricing) and hope that it gains acceptance as it generally has when tried elsewhere.