Blues harmonica player, OTAHIMBY (Only Truly Affordable Housing In My Back Yard), Citibiker & car owner for congestion pricing with no exemptions.
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Joined October 2008
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Interesting…the nearest formerly free bridges show a drop in traffic, but not the Midtown Tunnel. Maybe people used to paying the toll are less price-sensitive?
“Downtown elitist gentrifiers”? The Citibike users in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and uptown Manhattan might find that statement ignorant…see the attached map of current Citibike stations….
My co-op on Manhattan’s Lower East Side has a lot of communal green space, a five minute walk to four subway lines, a crosstwon bus stop, and multiple stores, restaurants, doctors & banks within 5 minutes walk….oh, and a Citybike rack.
Role back the Turnpike and Parkway tolls if you are so worried about NJ citizens. If there are no exemptions, the CBD toll can be as low as $5; see first column in this table:
You will only have to pay the CBD fee if you drive into the CBD, and the $23 is the worst case scenario if the are lots of carveouts. See the chart.
