This ‘congestion pricing’ plan could kill NYC’s economy for goodBy NY Post Editorial Board
August 11, 2022
Save the MTA, destroy the city? That looks to be the thinking behind the outrageous congestion-pricing plan released this week, with utterly mind-boggling proposed tolls.
The scheme offers a range of options, but the hit — which could come as soon as next year — calls for slapping cars with as much as a $23 fee for the “privilege” of driving in Manhattan south of 60th Street.
Under some scenarios, vehicles could deduct some or all of bridge and tunnel tolls from the congestion-pricing fees. But the total $23 sum works out to $115 per week for five trips. Or $5,750 for 50 weeks a year. Truck fees are even higher.
Are they out of their minds?
This clobbers area drivers, especially those living in the outer boroughs or outside the city. Good-bye, return-to-your-office movement. Riders are already avoiding mass transit, thanks to crime; now they’re supposed to avoid driving, too, to save money?
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/08/11/this-congestion-pricing-plan-could-kill-the-nycs-economy-for-good/