New York City was about to roll out congestion charging. The cameras were up, the staff were hired, the metro projects were financed, and thousands of people were lined up to make public transit better ... and then the governor cancelled it on vibes.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing_in_New_York_City
• https://thewaroncars.org/2024/06/07/kathy-hochuls-congestion-pricing-flip-flop-fiasco/
• https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/05/new-york-city-toll-hochul-democrats-00161930
• https://hellgatenyc.com/lawsuit-congestion-pricing-teachers/
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965856409001256
• https://www.transportportal.se/SWoPEc/CTS2012-3.pdf
• https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2017/11/28/congestion-pricing-was-unpopular-in-stockholm-until-people-saw-it-in-action

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