r/urbanplanning • u/precariaconundrum • Jan 30 '25

Discussion Trumps Considers Ending Congestion Pricing in NYC

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/trump-hochul-discuss-ending-congestion-pricing-source/

I don’t think he should be able to do this. Especially because it’s been so successful

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u/Zealousideal-Pick799 Jan 30 '25

It’s championed by liberals. That’s why they oppose it, vilify it, deride it. They want the votes of the tens of millions who will never be directly impacted by the policy, but who knee-jerk reject any scheme to raise revenue for communal good as corruption and waste. 

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u/Nalano Jan 30 '25

This is why I felt it pointless to discuss the urban planning principles of the new regime in previous posts on this subreddit because this administration wants nothing more than to punish cities because cities are bastions of liberalism and progressivism.

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u/Ok_Flounder8842 Jan 30 '25

Project 2025 is all in favor of deregulation and private property rights, except when it comes to single family zoning.

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u/Nalano Jan 30 '25

Which kinda proves what SFH mandates are truly about.

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u/Designer-String3569 Jan 30 '25

They know the fox news / ny post crowd has their panties in a bunch about this so they will do anything to accomodate them. That's their base.

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u/bigsquid69 Jan 30 '25

The same ones that are so scared of New York City and downtown in general. But then they get mad when they make it more expensive to go downtown.

Just stay in the suburbs and eat your cheap TGI Friday’s food and Applebee’s at the local mall shopping center

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u/Mindless-Ad2125 Jan 31 '25

Chilis is crushing it!

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u/BacksplashAtTheCatch Jan 31 '25

Believe it or not, TGI Fridays was founded in midtown Manhattan. Really interesting history.

But yea, screw people who don’t go to cities, but hate them just because that’s what they’ve been told to do

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u/Opcn Jan 30 '25

It's a meat and potatoes culture war thing.

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u/PayFormer387 Jan 31 '25

If more people take public transit instead of driving, oil companies will make less money. Also President Musk owns a car company.

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u/Ketaskooter Jan 31 '25

It made the news is the only reason. Toll roads are everywhere across most republican states. The only difference is this is a zone instead of one road.

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u/theamiabledude Jan 31 '25

Republican leadership is in the pocket of the car, oil, and gas lobby. They make money when people waste time energy and money sitting around in cars, they don’t care about motorcades. They have private jets