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Jim Walden: “Uber and Lyft lobbied for [congestion pricing] so hard that…”

Featuring: Jim Walden, Attorney, Former Candidate, New York City Mayoral Election 2025

New York City Public Service Retirees' Friday Night Live with Mayoral Candidate Jim Walden

Published January 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 43:09

Number three, there are some people that are going to drive whether you like it or not. And frankly, the, the real thing that gets me about congestion pricing is that Uber and Lyft lobbied for [congestion pricing] so hard that to me, that taints the whole process. And I, I wish that there was something that we could do to stop that kind of corporate influence on policy decisions. (43:09–43:15)

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Asserts that Uber and Lyft heavily lobbied for congestion pricing, affecting the process's integrity.

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