Kathy Hochul has a message for Sean Duffy

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15. It's hard to figure our what you're talking about.

The purpose of the program was always to reduce the number of cars coming into the city and to raise money to fund the MTA Capital Plan. The program is accomplishing its stated goals. The cleaner air, reduced commuting time for bus riders (including those coming in from the outer boroughs every day), and increased foot traffic are additional benefits.

I live in Nassau County. I don't hate congestion pricing. I doubt very much that the commuters living in the outer boroughs who come into the city via NYC X buses every day hate it either.

How to talk to your friends and neighbors about congestion pricing

Since tolling started, congestion pricing has become a very hot topic for New Yorkers and onlookers throughout the country weighing in. With early indicators — both anecdotal and empirical — pointing to the program’s success, the heated discussions around the impacts of the program can still get a bit disorienting. So we thought it’d be helpful to go over some basic points about congestion pricing and how to respond to the most common criticisms as we head into the chaotic maelstrom of the post-implementation discourse.

https://www.ridersalliance.org/news/how-to-talk-to-your-friends-and-neighbors-about-congestion-pricing

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