# Congestion Pricing and VMT Taxes

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Podcast: [Unintended Consequences](https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409)
Published: 2025-03-13T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences/congestion-pricing-vmt-taxes
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Duration seconds: 1634

## Resource

New York City’s congestion pricing policy is meant to reduce traffic in Manhattan and to raise money for public transit. But it’s attracted the ire of many, including President Donald Trump. Join Paul Matzko and Peter Van Doren as they discuss what congestion pricing is, why it’s so controversial, and why it’s generally a good idea to more accurately price the use of roads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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