On today’s episode of Closed!, Lee is joined by Danny Pearlstein, longtime transit advocate and Policy & Communications Director at the Riders Alliance, to talk about one of the most controversial—and effective—urban policies in New York City: congestion pricing.

Danny breaks down how this decades-in-the-making plan is finally working: reducing gridlock, speeding up buses, and bringing in much-needed revenue to upgrade the MTA. We get into the legal fights, the political pushback (from New Jersey to Washington), and why opponents' arguments just don’t hold up. Danny also shares what’s next for NYC transit, from fare reform to long-term capital investment—and why congestion pricing may just be the beginning.

If you’ve ever taken the subway, sat in Midtown traffic, or wondered what it takes to run a world-class transit system, this one’s for you.

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