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		AdamN on June 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Death of NYC Congestion Pricing > you cannot simultaneously have lower congestion and higher demand for taxi How so? If a taxi used to take 20 minutes and $20 and now it takes 15 minutes and $18 the demand for that form of transport will go up.

slt2021 on June 28, 2024 [–]

If a driver is replaced by a cab passenger it is 1-to-1 replacement of personal vehicle with taxi, no impact on congestion.

If you see demand for cabs increasing + congestion pricing revenue of $1.5bln that means more traffic and more paying drivers

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