I claimed the fee means that now only the rich are driving in NYC. You said the data said that’s not true. Yes, the poor outnumber the rich. I didn’t question that. The poor can no longer afford to drive into NYC making it a new luxury for the rich. They no longer have to deal with the poors on the road with them. The rich aren’t going to take a bus to save $9.
That was the claim. The drop in traffic, proves that’s not the case.
Your new idea that “now only the rich are driving in NYC” always was the case anyway. The middle class and lower don’t bother owning cars in NYC. The public transit being the best in the nation, and permanent parking spaces to store your car costing hundreds of dollars per month, after the cost of the car and insurance that everyone everywhere pays; most born and raised NYers don’t even have drivers licenses, because cars are such a waste of money there.
Is there any data that shows people making $500k a year are deterred by a $9 fee?
Going to work 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year is $2,250. The average garage price is $15 a day.
The lower traffic numbers are the data. That’s what the screen shot shows. None of the bridges or tunnels are backed up.
I claimed the fee means that now only the rich are driving in NYC. You said the data said that’s not true. Yes, the poor outnumber the rich. I didn’t question that. The poor can no longer afford to drive into NYC making it a new luxury for the rich. They no longer have to deal with the poors on the road with them. The rich aren’t going to take a bus to save $9.
That was the claim. The drop in traffic, proves that’s not the case.
Your new idea that “now only the rich are driving in NYC” always was the case anyway. The middle class and lower don’t bother owning cars in NYC. The public transit being the best in the nation, and permanent parking spaces to store your car costing hundreds of dollars per month, after the cost of the car and insurance that everyone everywhere pays; most born and raised NYers don’t even have drivers licenses, because cars are such a waste of money there.