How Paris Kicked Out the Cars
04-01-24, 09:07 AM
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Fort Lee (directly across the Hudson River in NJ via the George Washington Bridge) just sued to stop this. The timing was interesting that the news broke the Friday before Easter, but I don't believe that was deliberate. There will be lots of negative impacts in Fort Lee, in part because more people will want to use the bridge instead of the tunnels to beat the congestion pricing. Fort Lee is already a traffic nightmare and it is totally unfair to make them a designated loser in this plan.
04-01-24, 04:27 PM
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The AP article also failed to even provide any anecdotes to substantiate or even address the "road rage" called out in its headline. Lots of bicyclists and a few grumbling fist shakers at clouds who can be found anywhere, anytime. Worthless verbiage accompanying pictures that told a different story than one of "road rage."
04-01-24, 04:47 PM
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I think the state of NJ filed suit as well. They have only themselves to blame, congestion pricing has been in the works for 20 ears, NJ has done NOTHING to increase funding for better mass transit. Christie, that Republican ******* of a governor who pulled that stunt on Ft. Lee many years ago to make access to the GW bridge near impossible (to get back at the FL Democratic mayor), refused to support the rebuild of Hudson River tunnels. They can only blame themselves.
