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The first congestion charge scheme for vehicles in the US has come into effect in New York.

Car drivers will pay up to $9 (£7) a day, with varying rates for other vehicles.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250105121822/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjr2wn3zvqvo

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[–] ThrowawayPermanente 2 points 16 hours ago

This is great, hopefully other cities are paying attention

[–] xiao 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Interesting, this could favor alternative means of transport.

Most drivers will be charged $9 once per day to enter the congestion zone at peak hours, and $2.25 at other times. Small trucks and non-commuter buses will pay $14.40 to enter Manhattan at peak times, while larger trucks and tourist buses will pay a $21.60 fee.

The charge has been met with plenty of opposition, including from taxi drivers' associations. But its most high-profile opposition has come from Trump, a native New Yorker who has vowed to kill the scheme when he returns to office this month. Local Republicans have already asked him to intervene.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

I live just outside this zone and I promise you it won't. They still haven't resumed normal time intervals for some trains from when they were reduced during covid lockdown. The mayor is to busy being investigated for taking bribes or posing for photos to fix anything.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Gotta love that small government allowing states and smaller to govern themselves rather than trying to butt in where they aren't welcome, right Republicans?