PKMKII [none/use name] to news • 7 months agoBowing to Special Interest Pressure, NY Governor Hochul “Indefinitely Delaying” Congestion Pricingexternal-linkmessage-square61 fedilinkarrow-up181
arrow-up181external-linkBowing to Special Interest Pressure, NY Governor Hochul “Indefinitely Delaying” Congestion PricingPKMKII [none/use name] to news • 7 months agomessage-square61 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareOgdenTO [he/him]hexbear2·7 months agoI don't think the people who this is going to negatively affect can afford to live in Manhattan. They live outside and commute in. The environmental and peace push is fine but it's really a NIMBY argument and separate from the extra cost on the workers. link
minus-squarethethirdgracchi [he/him, they/them]hexbear8·7 months agoYeah the studies I linked show that it's not just folks who live in Manhattan, most workers commuting into Manhattan don't drive cars, and those that do are disproportionately wealthy. link
I don't think the people who this is going to negatively affect can afford to live in Manhattan. They live outside and commute in.
The environmental and peace push is fine but it's really a NIMBY argument and separate from the extra cost on the workers.
Yeah the studies I linked show that it's not just folks who live in Manhattan, most workers commuting into Manhattan don't drive cars, and those that do are disproportionately wealthy.