After years of debate and delays, congestion pricing officially came to New Jersey and New York on Jan. 5. On top of paying the toll to take the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel and George Washington Bridge, you now have to pay an additional $9 to enter Manhattan below 60th street during peak hours.
NYC’s congestion pricing cuts traffic, emissions, and funds transit. Paired with Europe’s low-emission zones, it’s a blueprint for sustainable, livable cities.
Some drivers on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge are being charged because of congestion pricing, whether they know it or not.
"Much like taxes on cigarettes, which have done little to extinguish the habit but have generated revenue for related healthcare costs, this surcharge is poised to become a financial crutch rather than a solution,
Congestion pricing began in New York City earlier this month. Under congestion pricing, drivers are charged a $9 toll during peak hours to enter Manhattan’s central business district at and below 60th Street.
NJ lawyers will no longer pursue their appeal to immediately halt congestion pricing. But they plan to file an amended complaint with new arguments.
Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first plan of its kind is working, officials said.
Boston has notoriously bad traffic, but does it have to be that way? Economists, planners, transit advocates, and politicians in Massachusetts are closely monitoring what’s happening in New York, now that congestion pricing has gone into effect.
Now that New York City has finally flipped the switch on congestion pricing, the big question is: Will it work? And if so, how well?
Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.
Drivers say there's no way to get from Manhattan to Queens without paying the $9 fee, even though they have no intention of going into the designated congestion pricing zone.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is pointing out possible benefits of congestion pricing to suburban commuters, an influential voting bloc that could decide her political fortunes.