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Michael Blake: “Congestion pricing is the right intent because at the end of…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Michael Blake Discusses New York City Mayoral Candidacy and Policy Proposals on The Breakfast Club

Published | Video Starts at 15:09

So if we can find all that. And even with congestion pricing. Right. What are your thoughts on congestion pricing? The intent. Congestion pricing is the right intent because at the end of the day, it was to reduce traffic and improve the environment. The implementation was clunky. Right. They didn't do that. Right. But at the end of the day, when we think about from a budget perspective, a budget shows someone's values, … (15:09–15:15)

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Asserts that the intent of congestion pricing is to reduce traffic and improve the environment.

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