Manhattan traffic down nearly 8% in first week of congestion pricing: MTA
Traffic in Midtown and lower Manhattan was down nearly 8% after the first full week of congestion tolling, according to preliminary traffic data released Monday by the MTA.
Where NYC drivers saved the most time during congestion pricing’s first week
Drivers saved travel time entering Manhattan’s central business district during the first week of congestion pricing, according to the MTA. Congestion pricing began in New York City on Sunday, Jan. 5.
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.
NYC traffic is improving with the congestion pricing fee
Overall travel times are 30-40% faster on inbound river crossings into Manhattan, which has the most congested traffic in the United States.
NYC's new congestion pricing program is working, MTA says
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.
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.
Early congestion pricing numbers show NYC traffic reduced by 7.5%: MTA
Data from the first week of New York City’s congestion pricing shows the policy brought a small but noticeable dip in traffic in Manhattan.
Is NYC congestion pricing working? What data shows
NYC congestion pricing has brought modest traffic reductions in its first week, according to preliminary data released by the MTA. FOX 5 NY's Briella Tomassetti has the details.
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NYC congestion pricing turns upper Manhattan nabes into parking ‘war zone’ — as drivers take up spots to avoid toll
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New York City congestion toll sees 43,000 fewer cars per day in Manhattan. Would a similar charge help Toronto traffic?
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Driving blind: NYC subways steered by 1930s tech, paper maps and a lot of hope
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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 first week of operation.
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