mta congestion pricing news

Congestion Pricing’s True Test Comes During 1st Rush Hour

Congestion pricing system faces first rush hour test Monday as MTA says 'no hiccups'

Congestion pricing got its first rush hour test on Monday morning, with MTA officials saying it was a smooth ride and drivers grumbling about the $9 fee to enter parts of Manhattan.

AMNY on MSN · 1h

Congestion pricing: What MTA projects will your $9 daily drive into Manhattan help pay for?

Day two of congestion pricing in NYC dawned Monday with drivers paying $9 each to drive into Manhattan during peak hours and get where they need to go on the first workday of the week. Though it is not yet known how much the MTA has reaped in tolls since congestion pricing went live

New York Post · 1h

E-ZPass site crashes during NYC congestion pricing’s first workweek rush hour

Z. The state’s E-ZPass website crashed Monday morning during the Manhattan toll program’s first workweek rush hour. The technological traffic jam hit after MTA

New York launches new congestion pricing

Reuters · 16h

New York rolls out first U.S. congestion pricing to cut traffic

New York City's new congestion pricing toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan began on Sunday (January 5). Drivers will now pay $9 to access the busiest part of the city during peak hours.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

New York becomes the first U.S. city with a congestion charge despite opposition

Motorists entering Manhattan’s busiest neighborhoods will now have to pay up to $9 in congestion charges, as New York City’s first-in-the-nation Congestion Relief Zone officially launched Sunday.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

New York launches new congestion pricing despite opposition

New York City launched a new congestion toll for motorists entering Manhattan, marking the first such toll to be launched in the United States. The tax, $9 for most motorists entering congestion zones during peak hours,

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Peak vs. off-peak congestion pricing: Price difference, times, what drivers should know

The controversial congestion pricing plan from the MTA is now in effect, meaning it will cost more to enter midtown and lower ...

Gothamist2h

Mad about congestion pricing? Maybe point lasers at the cameras, Queens lawmaker says

City Councilmember Vickie Paladino, a Republican who represents parts of northeast Queens, said a "high-powered green laser pointer" can damage camera sensors, like the ones used to collect the MTA's ...

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NYC congestion pricing program has launched, tolling drivers entering 60th Street and below in Manhattan

New York City’s congestion pricing program, charging drivers entering 60th Street and below in Manhattan, started Sunday, ...

Crain's New York1h

Congestion pricing off to a quiet weekday start

As of noon, the average travel speed in the congestion zone was 11 miles per hour, according to real-time data from INRIX, a transportation analytics company. That’s slightly slower than the average ...

Congestion pricing is now live in NYC. Here's what commuters need to know.

Congestion pricing started on Sunday, Jan. 5 in NYC, after years of debate, planning, controversy and legal challenges.

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Where is the congestion relief zone? MTA answers top questions

New York City’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan took effect Sunday, charging drivers to enter parts of Manhattan up to $9 to enter the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. So ...