New York wants to introduce car-loving America’s first congestion charge, but the move faces fierce opposition — including from the city’s famous yellow taxis. | AFP
Officials insist the toll will help the environment by reducing pollution, and make the city that never sleeps more efficient by speeding up travel times.
The MTA has not yet set rates, but is considering charging $23 during rush hour and $17 for off-peak times. “I don’t know that I could survive, paying the mortgage, supporting a family,” the 55-year-old, who moved to the United States from Myanmar in 1987, told AFP.The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a union representing 21,000 cabbies, estimates the levy could see drivers lose $8,000 a year in income.The union’s president, Bhairavi Desai, said the charge could sound the death knell for some drivers already hammered in recent years by a surge of Uber drivers and the pandemic.
“Shifting away from cars and towards more public transit is a step in the right direction, and can create healthier more people-centric cities.”
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