> But what about the 99% of people who commute into or around NYC every day, many of whom live outside Manhattan? Most of these people can’t afford to live in Manhattan even if they wanted to

Do 99% of the people who commute to NYC do so in cars? I'd be surprised if even close to half the working class commuters into/through the congestion zone do so with a personal car vs transit.

> If you’re truly passionate about protecting the environment, focus on actions that make a real impact.

This is an experiment that if scaled up could have a real impact, and it's much simpler and directly effective for an American to do than "protesting a coal mine in China".