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In early 2024, an unprecedented new policy championed as a potential lifeline for New York City’s strangled streets will launch despite years of political clashes: congestion pricing tolls charging drivers to enter Manhattan’s central business district. Designed to cut traffic congestion while boosting struggling mass transit finances, the controversial move will test global assumptions about curbing car dependency in major metros. If the ambitious scheme succeeds, it could inspire an urban mobility revolution across America. But skeptics question whether the complex, cumbersome system can...