Comment on Live Updates: New York Begins Congestion Pricing Without Hiccups
FundMECFS@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Excellent. But I do wish there was an exemption for disabled people on SSDI.
When you’re on 10k income per year, and have no mobility without a car, it basically means you can’t go in/out of manhattan on your own money.
silence7@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Anybody living off SSDI is almost surely not driving into lower Manhattan to begin with. Parking is like $100/day there.
My understanding is that local disability rights groups favor the charge because it pays for improving access to mass transit, which is what they’re already using
FundMECFS@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
If you live in manhattan.
I used to love taking transit as a disabled person (when it was accessible), but now my condition has worsened so bad I cannot travel without being horizontal. Which means I need to pay caregivers to take me to medical appointments by car.
silence7@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
Even people outside Manhattan are largely taking public transit into it.
I get that it’s almost impossible to get around if you need to pay for medical transport so you can travel in a horizontal position every time, and this does little to change that situation.