NYC Subway Riders to Trump: Drop Dead - Streetsblog New York City
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New Yorkers expressed outrage at President Trump's recent decision to reverse congestion pricing, a program aimed at reducing traffic and funding vital transit system upgrades. The decision, criticized as indifferent to residents' needs, threatens around $16 billion crucial for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's capital plan. Responses from locals were sharp, with many labeling the President's actions as detrimental to the city's transport future. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy cited concerns for working-class Americans for the rollback, yet local leaders warned of significant repercussions for New York's public transit health.
For him to cancel it is insane. It just shows that he doesn't really care about New Yorkers.
The president and the Republican members of New York's congressional delegation just blew a $16-billion hole in the most important transit system in the nation.
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