1st week of congestion pricing made commuting to NYC faster, the MTA says
With the first week of New York’s Congestion Pricing toll in the books, commuters are reaping a reward, spending less time in traffic in exchange for their $9 toll to enter lower Manhattan, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Is congestion pricing working? What MTA report tells us about Manhattan toll’s first week
Traffic entering Manhattan below 60th Street dropped by 7.5% in the first week after the start of a controversial $9 toll on driving in that area.
NYC Already Seeing Significant Traffic Reduction From Congestive Pricing Program
That's a direct result of the city's new congestive pricing program, which was instituted first on Sunday, January 5th after facing months of delays due to Governor Kathy Hochul getting pressure from lawsuits and inflation concerns to postpone the plan.
NYC’s New Congestion Pricing Zone Sees 7.5% Drop in Traffic
Traffic on New York City’s busiest streets dropped by 7.5% and morning travel times fell on most major crossings into Manhattan during the first work week of the city’s congestion pricing plan.
The climate benefits of NYC’s hard-won congestion pricing plan
With this move, New York City becomes the first U.S. city to experiment with congestion pricing tolls, and joins a small cohort of other major cities — London, Stockholm, and Singapore — trying to disincentivize driving in order to unlock safer streets and a host of other environmental benefits.
Congestion Pricing Has Eased NYC Traffic. Not Everyone Is Happy.
The introduction of a $9 congestion fee has resulted in faster speeds on some of the city’s famously snarled streets and fewer commuters on the bridges and tunnels. “The traffic is absolutely less, even during rush hour,
NJ vows to continue Manhattan congestion pricing lawsuit despite rising bill of $1.1M
NJ lawyers will no longer pursue their appeal to immediately halt congestion pricing. But they plan to file an amended ...
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Power Failure Disrupts Subway Service in Manhattan During Evening Rush Hour
Manhattan subway service experienced delays due to a power outage, affecting several train lines during rush hour.
Front of NYC bus left hanging near a Bronx overpass after accident
No injuries were reported after a Friday morning accident left a New York bus hanging precariously over a 12-foot (3.7-meter) ...
‘Running there’: NYC starts congestion pricing. Then Shake Shack does this in response
In an effort to make NYC less chaotic by minimizing traffic, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has added a new toll.
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NYC transit head says violent subway attacks have 'gotten in people's heads' but crime is down
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA ... that costs drivers $9 to cross below Central Park or enter Lower Manhattan from Brooklyn and New Jersey. The plan is meant to ...
Traffic into Manhattan drops 7.5% in first week of new toll. That's 43,000 fewer cars a day
A new toll on drivers entering the core of Manhattan brought modest but measurable traffic reductions to New York City in its ...