Will the tolls raise enough money to make the city&apos;s strained mass transit system reliable? Is there enough alternative transportation for commuters who decide to give up their cars? How will the tolling system affect the delivery trucks, taxis and ride-hail vehicles that now comprise a big proportion of Manhattan traffic? And will so many vehicles be made exempt from the tolls that the effect on travel patterns is minimal?
"We&apos;re not going to see people abandon their cars to get into the subway," he said.
"This is a terrific victory ... for the mass transit ridership and for New York&apos;s capacity to respond to the crisis of its mass transit system," he said.
In Stockholm, a pilot program that was put in place with less-than-enthusiastic public support in 2006 became much more popular as people saw immediate drops in congestion and air pollution, so much so that residents voted to make it permanent in 2007. Singapore&apos;s system has been around since the 1970s.
"The good news is there&apos;s going to be a couple of years before the congestion toll is turned on," she said.