The article critiques a recent Times report that attributes increased pollution and traffic in The Bronx to congestion pricing. It argues that rather than addressing the root causes of gridlock, such as car usage, the media is focusing blame on new policies. The author highlights the lack of credible data linked to specific highways and suggests that traffic trends are influenced by factors beyond congestion pricing. The piece defends the tolling scheme as essential for funding transit solutions and reducing car dependency, while acknowledging that any detrimental effects will be monitored.
The Times has consistently joined the New York Post in an ongoing campaign to question the new kid on the block, congestion pricing, rather than the cars that for 100 years have unleashed gridlock and pollution.
Citing 'preliminary data from the first two weeks of congestion pricing', the Times claimed that 'afternoon travel times on major highways and expressways in the Bronx had increased by 9 percent during the first two weeks after tolling started'.
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