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The idea of congestion pricing is great but charging those who already live in Manhattan (we’re the one paying a whole lotta rent to live IN MANHATTAN)to drive below 86 st and parking permits is ridiculous! Even with a permit, we’ll probably have to move our cars every other day or get fined. Just because we live in Manhattan doesn’t mean we should be charged for every damn thing. Commuters from outside Manhattan should be the ones paying for everything. Don’t see why we have to subsidize their crap.
You might have missed it. This article was posted last week:
http://www.eldiariony.com/noticias/detail.aspx?section=25&desc=Editorial&id=1654390
Did I miss it? How would CongPricing hurt Harlem?
Seems to me it would = less traffic & exhaust being emitted in Harlem every morning from people cross through Harlem. The idea is to get folks on mass transit prior to Harlem.
Okay, to combat daily parking from outsiders displacing locals with cars, you get a permit, no biggie, even if it cost, this is done all over the place, it’s commonplace, I have to have a tag for my parking out in Sag Harbor, no biggie, you deal with it.
First of all owning a car in Manhattan is crazy in and of itself, every expensive, insurance high, etc.
This is a city, I’ve lived in cities all over the world, when you live in a city, check your suburban expectations at the door. There is noise and congestion in a city, you have to deal with all sorts of additional hoops and crap to deal with when you elect to live in a city.
In the real world gas is $6 – $8 / gallon. It should be incredibly expensive to own and use a private car in a city. We would all be better off if the roads were used exclusively for taxis, buses, emergency vehicles, deliveries, & bicycle commuters. NYC would do just fine if not flourish.
CongPricing will be great for Harlem, might give people 1 more incentive & perk that comes with Harlem residency, a parking permit!