Has anyone found any good videos explaining NYC congestion pricing? Most of what I’m finding are fear mongering news clips. I understand there is some subtlety to the issue and I was hoping some urbanist/bike/traffic engineering/numtot youtubers would have done an in depth review explaining whats good and whats not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKmzIq5DmY0
He’s done a few videos on the congestion pricing in the past and does other really great videos on NYC as well.
I wouldn’t call that video in particular really great, though. It basically spent all of its time presenting the arguments of the anti-congestion pricing camp, while quickly brushing aside the arguments of the proponents.
I personally feel like it does present a fair argument. He presents both sides and their positive effects it has, personally I’m all for ways to make America less car centric, but I think he’s right that this is going to make life impossible for those on the margins, and those people are those who likely don’t even have a car in the first place. Why should the poor be punished to make the lives of rich people nicer. Congestion pricing should come after the subway is actually made usable, and not be a price so the rule actually applies to rich people as well.