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Timothy B. Lee
Are there any significant differences between a London-style zone-based congestion pricing regime and taxing parking spaces?
mattyglesias
mattyglesias
@binarybits It depends on the city. In NYC, driving through Manhattan from NJ to Bkln/Qns/LI or vice versa is a real issue.
@binarybits It depends on the city. In NYC, driving through Manhattan from NJ to Bkln/Qns/LI or vice versa is a real issue.
drgitlin
Jonathan Gitlin
@binarybits London has both, since lots of boroughs scale resident parking charges with CO2 emissions now
@binarybits London has both, since lots of boroughs scale resident parking charges with CO2 emissions now
drgitlin
Jonathan Gitlin
@binarybits which is a bit stupid given that cars emit no CO2 when they're parked…
@binarybits which is a bit stupid given that cars emit no CO2 when they're parked…
mattyglesias
mattyglesias
@binarybits And in DC, most of the congestion is on suburban arterials not surface streets.
@binarybits And in DC, most of the congestion is on suburban arterials not surface streets.
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Timothy B. Lee
@mattyglesias Right, so London-style congestion pricing wouldn't work at all in DC.
@mattyglesias Right, so London-style congestion pricing wouldn't work at all in DC.