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minus-squareTrueStoryBob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down9·2 days agoPrivate vehicles aren’t efficient, they’re convenient.
minus-squarekreskin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down8·edit-22 days agoYour comment presumes that everyone has access to public transit that suits their needs. Many people do not.
minus-squareTrueStoryBob@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·24 hours agoWhich would be the case if there was no caveats for people with low incomes and those with mobility concerns… however, there are discounts and even full on exemptions from the congestion pricing. https://new.mta.info/tolls/congestion-relief-zone/discounts-exemptions
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down9·edit-22 days agoAll those green lines aren’t supposed to be an example of efficient transportation? Is that not exactly what the author is trying to convey?
minus-squarebeveradb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·2 days agoNo, those coloured lines are just the traffic indicators on Google maps, green just means “traffic flowing normally”, red is “traffic jam”
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down12·edit-22 days agoYou said “no” but everything after that said “yes”.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·2 days agoTraffic flow is efficient. Cars are (very often) not
Private vehicles aren’t efficient, they’re convenient.
Your comment presumes that everyone has access to public transit that suits their needs. Many people do not.
Which would be the case if there was no caveats for people with low incomes and those with mobility concerns… however, there are discounts and even full on exemptions from the congestion pricing.
https://new.mta.info/tolls/congestion-relief-zone/discounts-exemptions
All those green lines aren’t supposed to be an example of efficient transportation? Is that not exactly what the author is trying to convey?
No, those coloured lines are just the traffic indicators on Google maps, green just means “traffic flowing normally”, red is “traffic jam”
You said “no” but everything after that said “yes”.
Traffic flow is efficient. Cars are (very often) not
Thank you