MTA, Manhattan and Congestion

Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week
Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.
Is congestion pricing working? What MTA report tells us about Manhattan toll’s first week
Traffic entering Manhattan below 60th Street dropped by 7.5% in the first week after the start of a controversial $9 toll on driving in that area.
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.
What Will Congestion Pricing Do to Manhattan Dining?
Days into the new charges, some restaurant owners say suppliers are raising prices. Others are giving customer discounts, and many fear the fallout for workers.
Congestion pricing: MTA remains tight-lipped on Manhattan toll revenue as traffic declines in first week
Just over a week after congestion pricing launched on Jan. 5, the MTA has yet to say how much money has been reaped from the controversial tolling program’s early days. During a briefing at the MTA’s Lower Manhattan headquarters on Monday,
1st week of congestion pricing made commuting to NYC faster, the MTA says
Drivers using the Holland and Lincoln Tunnels saw travel times drop due to congestion pricing, an MTA report said.
Nation's 1st congestion pricing 'working,' preliminary data shows: MTA
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.
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.
‘Picking the pockets of families:’ Lawmakers seek to curb N.Y.C.’s congestion pricing
Three federal lawmakers are pushing back on the new congestion pricing fee to enter Lower Manhattan by proposed three laws to ...
Map shows congestion pricing will cost up to $27 to drive into Manhattan: Firefighters, teachers and businesses can’t afford it
Business owners warn the deeply unpopular charge will affect everyone in the city, as they will be forced to pass on their ...
Congestion pricing on I-95? No thanks.
Jim Cameron’s columns on transportation issues in the CTMirror are lucid and informative, but his recent article advocating ...
Naive to think congestion pricing will deter NYC-bound drivers; Kudos for highlighting religious creativity | Letters
"Much like taxes on cigarettes, which have done little to extinguish the habit but have generated revenue for related ...
US foes Iran, Russia, other UN diplomats exempt from NYC congestion pricing as taxpayers forced to foot bill
The U.S. State Department has exempted U.N. diplomats and missions in New York City from paying new congestion fees according ...
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy rips moochers Kathy Hochul, NY over congestion toll: ‘We have not stopped fighting’
The Garden State is still smarting over congestion pricing. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy took a swipe at Gov. Kathy Hochul and ...
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Congestion pricing causing new battle to park among drivers in residential neighborhoods
Since the plan went into effect a little over a week ago, drivers have become desperate to find ways to not park above 60th Street and riding mass transit to avoid the toll.