Talk:Congestion pricing in New York City/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: AmericanAir88 (talk · contribs) 20:30, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Time to start the Epicgenius backlog. I will be hopefully taking care of all your backlogged nominations. No-one, especially you, should have to wait several months. Every article I review of yours is impressive and shows your dedication. AmericanAir88 (talk) 20:30, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

Issues
Sorry for the delay, long work week at the office. AmericanAir88 (talk) 01:09, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It's OK. I just started a new job myself, so I have very limited free time. epicgenius (talk) 01:43, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Nice! I commute to the city everyday and my breaks are filled with wikipedia. I am guessing you are the MTA creative director? AmericanAir88 (talk) 01:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I wish that were the case, but unfortunately, I'm only 19 years old. I learned the hard way that the MTA only hires students if they're heading into their senior year of college. I'm a rising sophomore, so guess that means two more years... epicgenius (talk) 03:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Copyvio

 * The last paragraph of "reaction" is a complete copy and paste plagiarism from slate.com
 * I wouldn't call it "plagiarism", since it's a direct quote. A pretty long one, I must add (but not the entire paragraph). I've reworded it. epicgenius (talk) 01:43, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Article

 * "In 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo reintroduced the congestion pricing proposal in response to the New York City Subway's state of emergency, a proposal that Mayor Bill de Blasio opposed."
 * Elaborate more on the state of emergency (what happened, effects)
 * If I elaborate too much, it will go into an irrelevant tangent. Thus, I only added a short overview. epicgenius (talk) 03:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * "A recurring proposal includes adding tolls to all crossings of the East River, which separates Manhattan from Long Island."
 * Elaborate more on this. Maybe give an example of a bridge (Brooklyn maybe). Talk more about the crossings of the east river and why its not tolled.
 * I will add info about this in the article's body when I get the time. But it seems like if I talk too much about these bridges, it will also become irrelevant. epicgenius (talk) 03:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * "which was very unpopular."
 * According to whom? Give examples
 * I reworded, to avoid this vagueness. epicgenius (talk) 03:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * "He had previously made a similar suggestion."
 * What was it? Why was it so similar.
 * It was the exact same suggestion. epicgenius (talk) 03:07, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * "The parking ban, announced in September 1970, affected a triangular 50-block area below Fulton Street[5] and upset truckers and merchants."
 * Elaborate more
 * There's not that much to elaborate on. I mean, I could go on about the details of the parking ban, but it would go on a tangent. epicgenius (talk) 12:18, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * "In 1970, the government enacted new federal air pollution regulations."
 * What was this? You could click the link but it would be nice to have a little background info.
 * Done.


 * "The city's transportation commissioner said that limited bans on two streets in midtown Manhattan had been successful."
 * How have they been successful? Elaborate more.
 * The reference doesn't elaborate how it was successful. In any case, this doesn't need much explanation. Since it was a vehicle ban, it just reduced traffic. epicgenius (talk) 12:18, 18 July 2018 (UTC)


 * The list starting with "On July 9, 2007" to "parking permits" needs to be fixed.
 * I don't know what needs to be fixed. I simply added some explanations. epicgenius (talk) 12:18, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I meant incorporate it into prose. AmericanAir88 (talk) 13:18, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, I have done that. epicgenius (talk) 00:03, 20 July 2018 (UTC)


 * "Coincidentally, by July 2008, gasoline prices of over $4.00 a gallon caused a 5 percent drop in vehicle trips into lower Manhattan, realizing goals that Bloomberg had envisioned for his congestion pricing scheme."
 * Very choppy and confusing. Consider splitting.
 * Done.


 * If you can, expand the 2015 proposal with additional citations accompanying it.
 * I expanded a little. I will add more later. epicgenius (talk) 12:18, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Pass. The epicgenius backlog will finally go down!AmericanAir88 (talk) 01:32, 20 July 2018 (UTC)