NYC’s new pollution report proves congestion pricing was a ‘money grab’ all along: critics

Fonte: New York Post

Told you so! A new city report that found congestion pricing failed to reduce air pollution in Manhattan — as backers claimed it would — proves the $9 toll on drivers was just a “money grab” to fund mass transit, opponents argued Tuesday. The analysis released by the Department of Health found that the toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street did not reduce air pollution in the congestion zone, despite an 11% drop in car trips compared to before the tax was implemented. “Did congestion pricing affect air quality in the congestion relief zone? No,” the report said.