Would you pay to drive to downtown Montreal?

New York has become the latest city to implement congestion charges, as a way to try to curb its traffic problem.

Some Montrealers think it's the solution to gridlock here, while others are concerned about it becoming a financial burden for drivers who don't have many other options.

In this episode of This is Montreal, we'll look at how congestion pricing works and hear whether it's on the radar of policymakers in Montreal.

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New York has become the latest city to implement congestion charges, as a way to try to curb its traffic problem. Some Montrealers think it’s the solution to gridlock here, while others are concerned about it becoming a financial burden for drivers who don’t have many other options. We’ll look at how congestion pricing works and hear whether it’s on the radar of policymakers in Montreal.

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