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Congestion pricing is one of the most successful policies in New York City history (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by DwZ@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/11/upshot/congestion-pricing.html

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[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 127 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

All positives: public opinion not great.

Thanks, fucking propagandists...

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de -4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (8 children)

This table is clearly cherry picked and biased. If you add a row "cost of me bringing my car", then it's up, up, UP in big red letters!! No thanks!

Edit: I meant this as a jokeeeee omg /s

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Edit: I meant this as a jokeeeee omg /s

In my experience, this community is really sensitive to anything even remotely pro-car, so jokes need to be marked more clearly than multiple exclamation marks! Haha

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Tbf, it sounded like a matter-of-fact opinion to my filthy casual ears until I saw the edit.

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