My unpopular opinion: Congestion charges are good.
Making driving less desirable increases the political will for alternatives. And congestion charges reduce traffic very effectively, reducing the political will for freeway expansion.
It also creates an easy funding source for transit projects.
That being said, the poster is incorrect. NYC has not yet implemented their congestion charge. They're being stonewalled by the feds.
To talk specifically about Atlanta, though: the area they're proposing for a congestion charge (excepting Buckhead) is well-served by MARTA and most of MARTA's suburban stations are (perhaps to their detriment) surrounded by parking. There is nothing stopping most folks from taking the train downtown today other than the correct incentives to do so.
My unpopular opinion: Congestion charges are good.
Making driving less desirable increases the political will for alternatives. And congestion charges reduce traffic very effectively, reducing the political will for freeway expansion.
It also creates an easy funding source for transit projects.
That being said, the poster is incorrect. NYC has not yet implemented their congestion charge. They're being stonewalled by the feds.
To talk specifically about Atlanta, though: the area they're proposing for a congestion charge (excepting Buckhead) is well-served by MARTA and most of MARTA's suburban stations are (perhaps to their detriment) surrounded by parking. There is nothing stopping most folks from taking the train downtown today other than the correct incentives to do so.
What do you call the toll on the George Washington Bridge then?
a bridge toll
the congestion proposal would charge cars entering midtown and below from any direction, not just crossing the rivers
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I was suggesting that folks use park and rides. Instead of driving into Midtown, drive to the park and ride and take MARTA from there.
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