5mo ago

New Jersey Gov. Murphy asks Trump to review NYC congestion pricing ‘disaster’

whyy.org

NJ Residents/voters/potential primary challengers take note

https://nj.gov/governor/contact/all/

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the 'disaster':
In the first week of the new policy, Manhattan traffic dropped by 7.5 percent. Commute times are down dramatically on many major and notoriously clogged arteries, including, every single day, almost all day, the Lincoln Tunnel, the Holland Tunnel, the Williamsburg Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge—meaning not just lowered congestion and pollution but time savings for those motorists who do need to drive. Subway, bus, and commuter rail ridership are already way up.
excerpt from https://newrepublic.com/article/190392/new-york-congestion-pricing-working-traffic
- Disaster = amount of money lost by NJ in tolls. I bet volume on the turnpike dropped.
May every day of his pathetic life be filled with pain
- My auntie would say, "May he live a long life and mourn no one." ...because she was very religious and thinks God doesn't know a curse when he hears it.
- This is uncalled for.
  
  I may have been a bit harsh, yeah.
Even where car owners are the minority – e.g. New York City and the global South – their influence often derails sustainable policies.
In the global South, most people are not car-dependent. Investing in sustainable, equitable transport systems, along with policies like congestion pricing protects against rising car ownership.
New York’s congestion pricing backlash shows how car-centric thinking can harm the majority.
Eat shit, Jersey. Stuff like this is why we dump on your garbage ass people all the fuckin' time.
Wonder what all those superfund sites are in Jersey for? Garden state my ass.
Stay the eff out of NYC, jerzey boy.
He wants the President of the US to intervene in a traffic dispute ?
You'd think that would be enough of a res flag that no one voted for Murphy ever again.

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