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This is one of those major, beneficial decisions that municipal leaders have to take and then demonstrate with their behaviours and how they actually live and that is why #ottawa will never do this until a mayor drags us kicking and screaming. Downtown is a drive thru for the mass of suburbia and they will not choose to change that, they will have to be shown and forced #onpoli #ontario #congestionpricing

theguardian.com/environment/20

The Guardian · Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansionBy Matthew Taylor

The battle over Manhattan's #CongestionPricing is a case of classist driver feelings vs a billion dollars per month boost in economic activity when car volumes are regulated to preserve utility rather than endlessly subsidizing a free-for-all shitshow of exploitative waste and abuse. Basically a metaphor for the republican party.

nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/27

nyc.streetsblog.org · Memo to the President: Manhattan Economy Improving, Thanks to Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog New York CityLower Manhattan's economy has gotten an almost billion-dollar boost in just the first month of congestion pricing's existence, the MTA said on Wednesday.
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Anecdotal and numeric evidence is also starting to emerge that #congestionpricing has caused significant reductions in car traffic *outside* #Manhattan, including in the #Bronx.

(The Bronx was frequently used by concern trolls suddenly worried that the poors might suffer from worse air pollution, based on an erroneous assumption that traffic would *increase* outside the congestion relief zone.)

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"The Trump administration has ordered New York City to end its #CongestionPricing program by 21 March.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which is responsible for public transportation in the #NewYorkCity metropolitan area, and a New York bridge authority have filed suit to block the administration’s action."

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f

The Guardian · Trump administration orders New York to end congestion pricing by 21 MarchBy Maya Yang
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The Money Speaks:

"New York’s #CongestionPricing plan raised $48.6 million in tolls during its first month, a strong start for the program that exceeded expectations and kept it on track to raise billions of dollars for the region’s decaying mass transit system."

nytimes.com/2025/02/24/nyregio

Among the positive signs for congestion pricing in its early days: The tolling program appears to be hitting its revenue projections.
The New York Times · Congestion Pricing Reduced Traffic. Now It’s Hitting Revenue Goals.By Stefanos Chen

710 #ClimateAction #NewYork #CongestionPricing #TrumpProtest

"New Yorkers Rally in Times Square to tell Trump Congestion Pricing is Staying Put!" [5:50 min]
by Streetfilms

youtube.com/watch?v=R-HtACNuv3

Quote by Sf:
"Feb 23, 2025
On Saturday hundreds of angry New Yorkers came out to tell President Trump and his Transportation Secretary that Congestion Pricing is here and we cannot go back to the way before when the city was choked with traffic.
Since Congestion Pricing was implemented almost 2 months ago: the number of vehicles entering NYC has dropped, car commuting times in to the city are quicker, there are fewer automobile accidents, bus trip times have decreased, the number of people on mass transit has risen and the number of fatal crashes and injuries has nosedived.
And add to that that the city noise on the streets is more comfortable, Broadway tickets sales are up over 2024, the sense of safety and comfortability is noticeable, children are getting to school on time from their buses, crime is down in the subway and loads more great indicators.
Governor Kathy Hochul, MTA CEO Janno Liber, city elected officials and residents & advocacy groups are taking the Trump Administration to court as they believe the administration have no grounds to revoke the permission that gave to New York State to start the growing-more-popular program."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

Taken For A Ride:
This documentary covers the General Motors Streetcar Conspiracy. Automotive manufacturers, tire makers, and oil companies conspired to buy up and shut down public transportation in America.
#FuckCars #Oligarchy #Urbanism #TheWarOnCars #BanCars #EndFossilFuels #CongestionPricing

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