Trump v. Congestion Pricing
The War on Cars
The War on Cars, LLC
4.9 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 27 February 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Can you believe this is our second emergency episode about congestion pricing? This time, we’re responding to the Trump administration’s attack on the program, which has been in effect since January, delivering exactly the results that policymakers had hoped for. Despite those early signs of success, on Wednesday, February 19th, Sean Duffy, the new US DOT Secretary, sent an email to New York Governor Hochul saying that he was rescinding approval of the tolling plan. President Trump gloated about the move on social media, writing “LONG LIVE THE KING.” Hochul fired back that New York “hasn't labored under a king in over 250 years” and said she’d see the administration in court. And things have just escalated from there! With us to discuss it all is reporter Dave Colon, who has been covering the congestion pricing saga for Streetsblog NYC and is known (to himself among others) as “America’s beloved congestion pricing expert.”
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Catch up on all the latest congestion pricing news from Dave and the rest of the team at Streetsblog NYC.
See Dave’s video in which he explains why DOT Secretary Sean Duffy is wrong about congestion pricing.
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This episode was edited by Doug Gordon. It was recorded by Walter Nordquist at the Brooklyn Podcasting Studio. Our theme music is by Nathaniel Goodyear. Transcriptions are by Russell Gragg.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the War on Cars. |
| 0:13.3 | I'm Sarah Goodyear. |
| 0:14.8 | With me is my co-host, Doug Gordon. |
| 0:17.3 | Hey, Sarah. |
| 0:18.0 | Hey, I'm so glad you're back, Doug, because you were gone, and that was, |
| 0:22.0 | I needed you here. It was nice to be gone, however, it's not bad to take a break from reality, |
| 0:28.0 | given reality these days. And the reality is another emergency. This is our second emergency |
| 0:35.5 | episode about congestion pricing. We're going to get to the Trump |
| 0:39.2 | administration's attack on New York's tolling program in a moment. But first, if you like what we do |
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| 0:52.3 | You can contribute today starting at just three dollars a month we are |
| 0:56.3 | completely independent we really depend on listener's support we will send you free stickers a thank |
| 1:02.6 | you note usually written by sarah and you will get access to ad free versions of regular episodes |
| 1:08.5 | bonus content all kinds of fun stuff, and our eternal |
| 1:12.3 | gratitude. Seriously. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you. So let's get to it with us today. To discuss it all |
| 1:19.4 | is reporter Dave Cologne, who has been covering the congestion pricing saga for Streets Blog, NYC. Dave |
| 1:26.6 | Cologne, welcome to the War on Cars, finally. |
| 1:29.1 | Hey, thank you guys. |
| 1:30.3 | I thought I was going to get to be here to talk about my efforts to box Bradlander, |
| 1:35.2 | but I guess that maybe that's for a future episode. |
| 1:38.6 | If you do find yourself punching Bradlander or being punched by Bradlander, the comptroller, |
| 1:43.7 | who we're going to get to |
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