As usual, Tyler Cowen is completely at sea with anything urbanism related. This not only sounds like he thinks that it's a charge on everyone going south of 60th St, not just cars, but he thinks that most people drive in NYC. If that were the case, no one could drive in and out. There simply would not be enough room. But I guess this is what we should expect from the man who wrote that LA is a very walkable city . . . because you can drive to a park and go for a walk.
Was a bit bummed the AEI piece on kids being harmed by not getting drivers' licenses didn't make the roundup, would love to hear your thoughts on it :) I can't *not* read it in the "Am I out of touch...no it is the children who are wrong" guy's voice.
More seriously, seems like an excellent place to start pondering "If this decision has a social cost that we're concerned about, maybe we should consider what that implies about *our decision to intentionally make it much more costly in the first place*"
100%, though I suspect like a lot of these things, it ends up being more a temporary cohort effect, not a real sea change. I still remember all the "millennials are shunning the suburbs to embrace the city" and it feels like all of those takes kinda dried up as the millennial cohort had kids and moved to the suburbs (I say as a millennial trying my best to figure out how to maintain any kind of decently walkable lifestyle after moving to support aging parents who simply don't understand why I'd ever want a life that doesn't involve 15+ hours a week in a car).
Because NYC doesn’t have complete control over the bridges and tunnels in. That’s the Port Authority which is a NY/NJ collaboration. And NJ won’t agree to it.
As usual, Tyler Cowen is completely at sea with anything urbanism related. This not only sounds like he thinks that it's a charge on everyone going south of 60th St, not just cars, but he thinks that most people drive in NYC. If that were the case, no one could drive in and out. There simply would not be enough room. But I guess this is what we should expect from the man who wrote that LA is a very walkable city . . . because you can drive to a park and go for a walk.
Was a bit bummed the AEI piece on kids being harmed by not getting drivers' licenses didn't make the roundup, would love to hear your thoughts on it :) I can't *not* read it in the "Am I out of touch...no it is the children who are wrong" guy's voice.
More seriously, seems like an excellent place to start pondering "If this decision has a social cost that we're concerned about, maybe we should consider what that implies about *our decision to intentionally make it much more costly in the first place*"
https://www.aei.org/society-and-culture/parents-get-you-kids-behind-the-wheel/
Counterpoint: no.
If Gen Z breaks American’s obsession with car culture, then god bless them
100%, though I suspect like a lot of these things, it ends up being more a temporary cohort effect, not a real sea change. I still remember all the "millennials are shunning the suburbs to embrace the city" and it feels like all of those takes kinda dried up as the millennial cohort had kids and moved to the suburbs (I say as a millennial trying my best to figure out how to maintain any kind of decently walkable lifestyle after moving to support aging parents who simply don't understand why I'd ever want a life that doesn't involve 15+ hours a week in a car).
Hi, New Yorker here. Congestion pricing is good and this guy is an idiot.
New York is over burdened by car traffic, anything we can do to discourage it is a good thing .
I mean congestion pricing in one area of the city, not in it of itself.
Congestion pricing is weird. Why not keep raising tolls on the bridge and tunnel crowd? This may incentivize people to take the train in.
Because NYC doesn’t have complete control over the bridges and tunnels in. That’s the Port Authority which is a NY/NJ collaboration. And NJ won’t agree to it.
Fair point