That should be fun.
Meanwhile:
Congestion pricing is coming to NYC — though London shows it’s a disasterBy Joe Borelli
March 16, 2022
Congestion pricing, the great white whale that transportation activists have been chasing for decades, is coming to New York City.
But before Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature smack us with this new tax, they may want to check whether it actually works.
Will it deliver on its promise to greatly reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality and address transit-revenue gaps?
If you ask Londoners, certainly not.
England’s ancient capital, founded at the spot of one of Rome’s notable traffic solutions, has become the global model for congestion pricing since implementing it two decades ago. But unlike its namesake bridge, the city’s traffic scheme has not lived up to the hype, and now London is not only the most congested city in the United Kingdom, it is the most congested city in the world.
In 2021, London drivers lost an average of 148 hours to congestion, costing $1,211 per driver, as it topped the most recent Global Traffic Scorecard compiled by INRIX, a leading transportation-analytics firm. (If you’re wondering, New York City is only the fifth-most congested city, just below Moscow.)
* * *
Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/03/16/congestion-pricing-is-a-disaster-but-still-coming-to-nyc/