To go over the GW Bridge now costs $13.38 to $15.38 (peak hours).
I don't! I remember having to remember to have coins, and I was a very early adopter of EZ-Pass, I think I got my first one in the 90s. And now I love when I can use Google Pay for meters and parking lots.
I don’t see this doing anything to reduce congestion. People aren’t going to stay away over $15.
I would imagine for NYC it would be added to the existing tolls to enter the city meaning the fee for the tunnel would go from about $17 to $32 or thereabouts (less with EZ Pass). I just don't see many people changing their plans because of that. I certainly wouldn't. I don't think $15 is a deterrent.It seems to work pretty well in London. Fines for nonpayment are high.
The idea is not only to reduce vehicle congestion but also pollution (smog).
so this is not something new? it is the first I heard of it. it just seems crazy that they can charge you to use the streets our tax dollars are already paying for.
Parking is NYC is hideously expensive so it’s unlikely low income people are currently driving. They are already using public transportation.Like almost everything else, this hurts the lower income people most.
Even with a low income subsidy it will drive them to the subway which has become dangerous enough that they now have the National Guard patrolling all the stations. Someone is getting killed there almost every day.
Meanwhile the Wall St crowd will still be shuttled around in their limousines.
The NYC subway is still a good way to get around the city. The bigger issue is not crime, it’s infrastructure, currently underfunded.There were three murders underground in 2019 compared to 10 in 2022 and five in 2023, according to the analysis.
There have already been three murders in the first three months of 2024, the data show.
I was watching the news with David Muir the other night and they reported that the city of new york was going to start charging 15. for people to go to downtown new york city in order to ease congestion and help pay for the infrastructure. They are going to use cameras to enforce the law. My question is if new york can do this what will be the next move? Can this spread to smaller and less populated areas? can governments charge you to use tax payer funded roadways anyway they see fit?
Gummints can and will charge us anything we allow them to.
They are gonna have to pay me much more than $15 to go to NYC.
Some people aren't happy with what they have unless they can feel like it's better than what someone else has, or that someone else is miserable with what they have.I wish those who make knee-jerk anti-NY comments would reconsider. (I count at least 4 so far.)
I strongly doubt I'd ever want to live where you folks do but don't feel the need to jump in & say so whenever the location is mentioned.
I moved to NYC after college & have never wanted to live anywhere else.
Like almost everything else, this hurts the lower income people most.
Even with a low income subsidy it will drive them to the subway which has become dangerous enough that they now have the National Guard patrolling all the stations. Someone is getting killed there almost every day.
Meanwhile the Wall St crowd will still be shuttled around in their limousines.
I'm sure it has it's charms, but have no desire to go to NYC, had my fill of living in big cities. But if I was going, $15? That's nothing for someone visiting. I'd spend more than that in airport bars getting there.
Here is a link showing exactly how the toll will be implemented, along with a map of the "congestion area" where it will be applied and exemption criteria