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Today, Explained

RU$H HOUR

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

New York City wants to charge drivers a congestion fee to slim down traffic. We travel the world to see if it’s a good idea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I spent the weekend in New York City and no trip is complete without a stop in Chinatown.

0:15.0

You've got street vendors lining the sidewalk, you've got pedestrians everywhere, they're

0:19.6

spilling into the streets, spilling into the bike lanes.

0:22.4

Did I mention the bikes?

0:23.6

They're everywhere too.

0:25.2

And there are trucks making deliveries blocking the bike lanes.

0:28.5

They're cabs, they're lifts, they're ubers, they're goobers.

0:31.6

I'm walking here!

0:32.6

Half of New Jersey shows up every weekend to visit Little Italy right next door.

0:38.7

It is absolute chaos!

0:41.5

And I love it!

0:44.5

But who are we kidding?

0:46.8

It's a nightmare.

0:49.2

The traffic is so bad.

0:54.2

I can't tell you how many days myself.

0:57.4

I just get out of the car and walk because it's so much faster.

1:01.6

Now Governor Cuomo wants to make New York the first city in the country to do something

1:06.4

about all that traffic.

1:08.0

Does anybody favor a toll increase?

1:09.6

No, by the way, do I favor a toll increase?

1:12.2

No, no, I don't.

1:15.7

He wants to make you pay to drive through the city.

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