Activity 4.2.1 – Applying My Environmental Policy Frameworks.
The environmental policy I will be looking at is “Why can’t NYC get a congestion charge?”. The article with the title “Why can’t NYC get a congestion charge” goes into detail about why congestion is bad for the environment. To begin, a congestion charge is a fee imposed on vehicles operating within a specific area during certain periods of the day, typically in urban centers. Sometimes these congestion charges help lower emissions within the city, traffic congestion, better air quality, promote transportation options, etc. It would be understandable why NYC has so much traffic since it is a touristy city. However, it is weird as to why NYC does not impose a congestion charge. After reading the article I learned there are many issues, and debates going on with the congestion charge in NYC. The first issue I see has to do with economic framing, meaning that there are just so many people and most use public transit, or private planes. Also as I mentioned there are so many people commuti