On: Taxing Uber and Lyft rides is L.A's latest plan to...

[objektif]

NYC is doing this as well and it makes no sense to me. What is congestion? Is it “people who own cars getting stuck in traffic”? To me it seems like all this benefits is wealthy people who want to drive comfortably to/around their neighborhood.

[paulgb → objektif]

Not only that, if you look at plates, a good portion of the cars around Manhattan besides taxis and hire cars (T-plates) have out-of-state plates. Why should residents pay hefty city/state taxes AND pay more to use the roads (through the new Uber/Lyft tax) so that there is less congestion for people who live out of state and drive in? What behavior is the city trying to incentivize?

[gamblor956 → paulgb]

Congestion pricing is paid at the point of entry, so the non local cars also pay the fee. In fact, it's easier to collect from them.

[mattnewton → gamblor956]

But in the article LA residents pay increased Uber and Lyft fares. If this policy were in NYC, the gp is suggesting NYC residents get hit with an additional fine that people who drive from out of state would not.

[megaremote → mattnewton]

Well, it doesn't matter where that uber came from.

Reducing congestion isn't just about making it easier to drive, it makes is safer as well.

[paulgb → mattnewton]

Exactly. In fact, NYC does have a similar policy (but they delayed implementation so I’m not sure if it’s active yet.)

[paulgb → gamblor956]

I’m not talking about proposed congestion pricing (which hasn’t passed in NYC yet AFAIK), I’m talking about a recent fee that only applies to Uber/Lyft-type rides.

[objektif → paulgb]

This is fffing absurd. I am a hard core liberal but people on my side are not really smart when it comes to these types of decisions.