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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Can anybody tell me how much a drive through the congestion priced road would cost? Like a straight line?

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 41 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's not so much a congestion prices road, it's a zone. So anytime you enter that zone you pay $9 unless you make less than like $60 k then it's like $4-5, and emergency vehicles are free.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 days ago

That sounds pretty reasonable actually.

[–] Periodicchair@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago (3 children)

$9 for cars, no matter if you go one block in or all the way through. And no daily charge for staying there multiple days, only charged when you enter.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That’s super reasonable, and if it actually helps it’s probably fantastic. I wonder if things like emergency response times will significantly improve as a result.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Could they make it more expensive for cars that enter the zone once and drive around all day (Uber)

[–] Periodicchair@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They actually made it cost less for them. They can either pay the $9 each day or choose $1.50 for each trip (passenger pickup/dropoff) they make within the zone

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

So they carved out a protected class for the capitalists. Great.

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net -5 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

Roads aren't fair