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.
Traffic into NYC drops 7.5% in first week of new congestion toll
NEW YORK (AP) — A new toll on drivers entering the core of Manhattan brought modest but measurable traffic reductions to New York City’s heavily-gridlocked streets in its first week of operation, according to preliminary data released Monday by the state’s transit authority.
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.
New York traffic falls after $9 congestion fee
Traffic in New York City has fallen since a congestion charge scheme for vehicles came into effect on 5 January, transport officials say. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said 273,000 fewer cars entered the central business district from Monday to Friday,
Traffic falls in New York City after $9 congestion fee introduced
Traffic in Manhattan's central business district fell by 7.5% last week and 273,000 fewer cars entered the borough's central business district after the first congestion pricing fee in the U.S. took effect on Jan.
Manhattan traffic down nearly 8% in first week of congestion pricing, MTA says
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. “It has been a very good week here in New York,
US foes Iran, Russia, other UN diplomats exempt from NYC congestion pricing as taxpayers forced to foot bill
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NYC restaurants flip out over new ‘char broil’ rule that would force them to cut emissions by 75%: ‘Stop messing with my burgers’
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Manhattan community boards call on city to turn 42nd Street into busway
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Driving blind: NYC subways steered by 1930s tech, paper maps and a lot of hope
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NYC congestion pricing turns upper Manhattan nabes into parking ‘war zone’ — as drivers take up spots to avoid toll
Across Washington Heights, locals bemoaned that their already-scarce curbside parking spaces have further vanished in recent ...
NYC is the first US city with congestion pricing. Surviving 2025 is the key test
New York City’s congestion pricing is the first of its kind in the United States. Yet congestion pricing has been implemented ...
Man pushed onto NYC train tracks thanks first responders: ‘I am full of gratitude'
Police said the suspect accused of violently pushing a man onto subway tracks in front of an oncoming train in Chelsea on New Year’s Eve has been arrested on an attempted murder charge.
Bus times to NY improve, traffic at tunnels drops as congestion pricing kicks in
One NJ bus company owner said the first week made it seem like "running buses in Wichita." Other drivers found G.W. Bridge ...
Photos Show $21 Million Apt. in One of NYC Waterfront's Tallest Buildings
The luxury market in NYC is on the rise, and this listing features a unit in Manhattan's noteworthy Sutton Tower.
Traffic in NYC cost drivers more than $1,800 in productivity in 2024, report says
A newly-released report from INRIX, a transportation data and analytics company, found that sitting in traffic cost New ...