The scheme has faced resistance, including from President-elect Donald Trump.

Summary

New York City has become the first U.S. city to implement a congestion charge, with car drivers paying up to $9 daily to enter areas south of Central Park.

The scheme aims to reduce traffic and fund public transport but has faced opposition, including from Donald Trump, who has vowed to overturn it.

Fees vary by vehicle type, with trucks and buses paying higher rates.

Despite legal challenges, the initiative moves forward as New York remains the world’s most congested urban area, with peak traffic speeds averaging just 11 mph.

  • PulptasticEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Apply it to areas you want fewer people driving. Don’t exclude poorer neighborhoods.

    Economically, this is not an either or. It will both reduce AND divert traffic. Some will choose to pay, some will choose an alternate route, some will choose alternate forms of transport.

    • Chef@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      2 days ago

      Agreed. The next phases should keep expanding the zone until there is an equilibrium across all the travel routes.