This is what I want to see:
- Similar to London, charge people for owning a car in areas served by public transport. This would include anywhere in Manhattan below 125th street (maybe higher).
- Stop giving free long term parking on the street. Have a parking limit. If necessary give resident parking permits. These should be expensive. Comparative to parking in a garage. You get the idea?
I'm not a big fan of what NYC has done to ride-sharing services. Ride-sharing (IMHO) should be encouraged. These cars are in constant use, not collecting dust in free street parking. What used to be a $9-10 Uber ride is now $19-20. What I can walk in 10 minutes now costs $11. That's... ridiculous.
My guess is congestion pricing will further drive up ride-sharing and taxi services for no good reason. It already costs $70 to go to the airport (JFK).
Let's target private vehicle owners in Manhattan. Those people basically have no excuse for this level of subsidy.