[Projectiboga]

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[idontwantthis]

> try to regulate idling, which worse emissions profiles

Most certainly regulated. There are people who make a living off of reporting idling trucks and collecting the bounty.

[Projectiboga]

Not for cars what so ever. There is a 3 minute rule which is unenforced.

[enragedcacti]

> Once the Feds approved the plan the State of NY made fixed, increasing, revenue targets their only goal.

The first thing the State of NY did with congestion pricing was halt the plan (arguably illegally) before reintroducing it six months later with a price reduction to $9 down from $15: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/14/congestion-p...

[Projectiboga]

After the election. And it's slated to go up at least $1 per year, and more if they miss their fixed revenue target. If the seccede in reducing traffic then the fees have to increase more.

[ceejayoz]

> If they cared about emissions they could try to regulate idling...

They have, for decades. https://nyc-business.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/description/idling-...

[JumpCrisscross]

> NY dropped the goals of cleaner air and any premise of regulating traffic flow

What’s your source for this?

Also, why would a goal matter more than results?

[sigmar]

>If they cared about emissions they could try regulating idling, which worse emissions profiles

They do, in fact, regulate idling my dude- https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02222

> In New York City, vehicle idling is illegal if it lasts more than 3 minutes or more than 1 minute when adjacent to a school.