cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/29428294

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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[–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Another commenter shared Tokyo, and I can explain what they did:

  1. Tokyo as a whole made it extremely difficult to own cars. To own one, you need to prove to the government that you have a dedicated parking space. There's also a high tax on it and on insurance premiums. My Japanese friend told me how his family used to car share with the entire neighborhood. Uncertain if this is a Tokyo thing.

  2. Public transportation is ridiculous. You are always about a 10 minute walk to a subway or bus.

  3. Highways are underground, which encourages cars to get out of the street level.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Public transportation is ridiculous. You are always about a 10 minute walk to a subway or bus.

    Wait is this not normal? Because I'm pretty sure this is how it is in my third world country.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Reflecting on this, I've been to maybe a dozen cities in the US and this is "technically true" too.

    Maybe what I want to say is convenience. In Tokyo, you might take 1-2 trains routes, tops, to get anywhere. Then it's also a very pleasant walk to get to your destination.

    Where In Seattle, Philadelphia, Austin, and New York, those cities have a lot of routes. But then you're walking in some sketchy places, or it's next to a highway or wide open parking lots. Some cities don't even have good routes. Like my city, to get from 20th Street to 100th street, I have to ride to the hub on 1st street, to then take another bus. It's like an L-shape.

    Maybe those cities aren't big enough. Kyoto, imo, also would fail my convenience test. Where Osaka, another major city, would pass it.

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