A Round and a Roundy: You Are the Traffic
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Clearly, our cartoonist is sick of drivers complaining about bike lanes (that they mostly park in or drive over) as the source of all the congestion and aggressive driving around town.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing
Report: 85,000 More Damn Cars will Enter Manhattan’s Core Daily in 2023
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This is the dawning of the age of Carpocalypse.
Study: A Road Pricing Scheme That Actually Cuts Driving
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Participants who received cash for choosing modes of transport that are most beneficial to society ended up driving far less than study participants who did not get the reward.
A Round and a Roundy: Rich Manhattanites Aren’t the Problem (Just Ask Them!)
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Every time there's another bitch session about congestion pricing, the narrative hardens: Every person who drives a car thinks everyone else is the reason Manhattan is such a traffic-choked, sclerotic, pollution-filled mess. Our cartoonist begs to differ.
Opinion: Congestion Pricing Does Not Begin to Compensate Society for the Harm and Violence Caused by Cars
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Much of the coverage of congestion pricing focuses on the need for a toll to reduce congestion or pollution. And that's important. But drivers need to know that they do far more harm than merely causing traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. Put simply: Cars destroy the human living environment in the city.
Data: The Very Few New Jersey Commuters Who Will Pay Congestion Toll Are Much Richer
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In the Garden State, the elite meet to bleat.