Congestion Taxing: A Bad Idea at Any Price
Briefly

Governor Hochul's potential revival of the congestion pricing scheme post-election illustrates a capitulation to MTA demands for revenue while disregarding public backlash from prior proposals.
The toll is expected to be lower than the previously proposed $15 a car, yet it still poses a financial burden on drivers while benefitting the MTA's mismanagement.
Waiving the toll for certain city employees reflects an attempt to placate critics, but ultimately, the plan serves more as a revenue-generating scheme than as a genuine traffic solution.
Rather than implementing new tolls, the MTA could focus on enforcing fare evasion rules and restructuring its workforce to address its fiscal issues effectively.
Read at The New York Sun
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