Hey New York, howโs it going now that youโve killed the plan for congestion pricing in Manhattan?
I donโt believe this is real and not a still from a zombie outbreak movie.
Bus and Train service into the city can easily pass $15 round trip even with monthly passes. It was so infuriating to have to listen to people who already pay $600+ for a garage already crying about having to pay $15. If you live in New York City you know the area they wanted to tax has almost no parking before 7 pm except for commercial vehicles, and it is $5+ an hour (based on area, and increasing in cost by how long you stay) to even do that. And to make it worse was how many of those upset would be people from Upstate and New Jersey who only come to NYC 2x a year if that.
Parking spots = parking meter and parking fine revenue
Bike lanes are proven to increase revenue for businesses in their vicinity. Car parking takes up valuable space in a city which could be used more productively.
I agree but try convincing local politicians of that. They just see immediate revenue disappearing, no long term gains.
Many places just lowered the speed limits so they could narrow the lanes and then put in the bike lanes and kept the parking. Or get rid of left turning lanes or make alternating streets one way so left turning lanes arenโt needed.
This is happening in my small town. Adding separate bike lanes and side walks with green space. They got rid of the left hand turn lane and reduced the speed limits by as much as 15mph on some roads.
I canโt wait until the bike lanes are done and I can ride my bike from home to store and back without having ride 1foot on the road with cars.
I didnโt know that Tom Flood was in my city. Itโs like he knows exactly how our city council behaves.
Bah, itโs the exact opposite here in the UK. Cities want to build bike lanes and itโs the people who keep stopping them.
