Is NYC's congestion pricing working to improve traffic in Manhattan? Here's a look at the MTA data for the first three weeks.
New York officials want to leverage the projected $1 billion in tolls for drivers who enter Manhattan below 60th Street ... state officials and raise questions over how the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be able to bolster its crumbling ...
New York's congestion pricing has led to 1 million total fewer vehicles entering Manhattan and cut commuting times since the program began on Jan. 5, a transit agency said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said inbound trips times on all Hudson and East River crossings are now 10% to 30%,
The analysis did not include changes to travel speeds on the George Washington Bridge or Cross-Bronx Expressway. The environmental assessment published by the MTA before the tolls launch expected traffic in those areas to increase slightly as drivers tried to circumvent the congestion pricing fees.
Travel times are 10% to 30% faster at inbound river crossings since congestion pricing went into effect, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
The morning commute into Manhattan is getting shorter for most people, with travel times down on most major crossings after the start of New York City’s congestion pricing toll earlier this month.
Drive times into Manhattan have dropped dramatically since the institution of New York’s congestion tolling program, according to data released Wednesday by the MTA — with the most
Attorneys for New Jersey filed an amended lawsuit challenging the federal review and approval of the current $9 congestion pricing fee, saying it was "rubber stamped."
Gov. Phil Murphy has said any drop in tunnel revenue for Port Authority due to congestion pricing should not come at the expense of NJ projects.
Murphy asks Port Authority to show him how much traffic, toll revenue congestion pricing has cost the bi-state agency.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said inbound trips times on all Hudson and East River crossings are now 10% to 30% faster or more, while bus service has also improved.
Trump is considering appointing Marc Molinaro to run the federal agency that oversees public transit – a move that could spell trouble for Manhattan’s unpopular congestion toll.