Letter from Sweden: Congestion Pricing is Going to Be Great ... With a Few Bumps
Swedes, even drivers, were stunned to hear that a majority of New York-area residents oppose congestion pricing.
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Swedes, even drivers, were stunned to hear that a majority of New York-area residents oppose congestion pricing.
"People thought congestion pricing would be the end of the world, the city will come to a standstill, and shops would go bankrupt. None of that happened."
Purely for self-serving purposes, Mayor Adams is attacking congestion pricing — and undermining the implementation of a program he says he supports.
New York City is on the verge of becoming the first U.S. city to follow London, Stockholm and Singapore in trying to cut traffic by charging some drivers a fee.
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