Comment on There's a new toll I'll have to pay to drive anywhere.
Teanut@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoI did notice this news article that mentions:
New Yorkers who live within the Congestion Relief Zone will not be charged to drive or park around the area. They will only be charged once they leave and cross back into the zone.
Nollij@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I’m not familiar with NYC, but isn’t this exactly the opposite of their goals? If you are staying within the congestion zone, you should be taking a different form of transportation. It’s only when leaving that area that you have a (potentially) valid reason to take your own car.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 weeks ago
Most congestion pricing schemes rely only on tolling the boundary and generally target central business districts with little internal traffic. The technology is there to install more internal tracking of traffic, but you’d probably push up against privacy groups and the deployment of the tech would be a lot more expensive.
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
This is kind of where my thinking was at. Although I don’t know how you’d implement taxing that.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Tax it as part of registering your vehicle to an address within the congestion zone.