NYC is the first US city with congestion pricing. Can it survive 2025?
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NYC is the first US city with congestion pricing. Can it survive 2025?

CNN  

New York CNN — New York City’s long-awaited, long-debated congestion pricing began on January 5, marking a new era for driving into Manhattan. Cars pass under a congestion pricing warning sign on George Washington Bridge as congestion pricing takes effect in New York City on January 5, 2025. Freemark said he has been aware of discussions about congestion pricing in cities like Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington, DC, but “those discussions have not been particularly advanced.” Manny Gonzales, a spokesperson the for the Chicago Transit Authority, said in a statement that the CTA has been “closely watching how New York would implement congestion pricing.” “While CTA has not advocated for a congestion pricing solution like New York’s, it is the type of revenue stream that can generate significant amounts of funding that can directly improve public transportation systems in our region,” Gonzales said. “Eyes are on New York,” RPA’s Slevin said, as different cities gauge the public and legal response to congestion pricing in the coming months.

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Huge drop in traffic after New York introduces congestion charge
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Huge drop in traffic after New York introduces congestion charge

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new toll for drivers entering the heart of Manhattan brought modest but measurable traffic reductions …

New York: Manhattan drivers will now have to pay new toll to access busy city area
1 week, 2 days ago

New York: Manhattan drivers will now have to pay new toll to access busy city area

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York's new toll for drivers entering the centre of Manhattan debuted on Sunday 5 January, …

Congestion pricing begins in Manhattan
1 week, 2 days ago

Congestion pricing begins in Manhattan

Salon  

Congestion pricing began in New York City on Sunday in a bid to ease traffic and pollution and raise money for public transit upgrades, even as legal challenges to the tolling program remain. Congestion pricing was an idea born in New York City, conceived by Columbia University professor William Vickrey in the 1950s, The New York Times reported. The measure …

Congestion pricing: New York City's toll starts Sunday
1 week, 3 days ago

Congestion pricing: New York City's toll starts Sunday

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “Are you kidding me?” said Chris Smith, a realtor from Somerville, New Jersey, …

Congestion pricing begins in New York City. Here's how it works
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1 week, 3 days ago

Congestion pricing begins in New York City. Here's how it works

Hindustan Times  

Congestion pricing has finally arrived in New York City, though its long-term future still remains uncertain. “We’re doing something to deal with the reality of the way that congestion is hurting our city and costing people time and money, that we’re protecting the interests of New Yorkers from a health standpoint,” Janno Lieber, the MTA’s chief executive officer, said late …

NYC Congestion Pricing Takes Effect After Years of Delays
1 week, 3 days ago

NYC Congestion Pricing Takes Effect After Years of Delays

Live Mint  

-- Congestion pricing has finally arrived in New York City, though its long-term future still remains uncertain. “We’re doing something to deal with the reality of the way that congestion is hurting our city and costing people time and money, that we’re protecting the interests of New Yorkers from a health standpoint,” Janno Lieber, the MTA’s chief executive officer, said …

Congestion pricing: Driving into Manhattan will cost you now
1 week, 3 days ago

Congestion pricing: Driving into Manhattan will cost you now

CNN  

AP — New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. And it only takes about five minutes if you’re in midtown Manhattan to see that New York has a real traffic problem,” Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chair and …

Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model's U.S. viability
1 week, 3 days ago

Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model's U.S. viability

NPR  

Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model's U.S. viability toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP Congestion pricing was introduced in the center of New York City on Sunday, after a late attempt by officials in neighboring New Jersey to stop it in court failed. According to traffic-data analysis firm INRIX, New York had the worst traffic …

Driving into Manhattan? That’ll cost you, as new congestion toll starts
1 week, 3 days ago

Driving into Manhattan? That’ll cost you, as new congestion toll starts

LA Times  

Commuters wait to drive through the Holland Tunnel into New York City during morning rush hour traffic in Jersey City, N.J., on March 8, 2023. New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. And it only takes …

Gov declares 'massive victory' after decision on NYC's hotly debated congestion pricing
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Gov declares 'massive victory' after decision on NYC's hotly debated congestion pricing

Raw Story  

New York's governor said a controversial congestion pricing plan for New York City will move forward this weekend following a federal judge's decision Monday. Kathy Hochul said in a statement: "Despite the best efforts of the State of New Jersey trying to thwart New York's ability to reduce congestion on our streets while making long-overdue investments in public transit, our …

NY Congestion Pricing Judge Faults Plan on New Jersey Impact
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NY Congestion Pricing Judge Faults Plan on New Jersey Impact

Live Mint  

-- A federal judge faulted New York’s plan to charge drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district over its impacts on neighboring New Jersey, which could create a new obstacle for the congestion pricing program days before it’s set to take effect. Judge Leo M. Gordon on Monday issued a mixed ruling that dismissed some concerns raised by New Jersey, but …

One Big Idea to Prove That Democrats Can Govern
55 years ago

One Big Idea to Prove That Democrats Can Govern

Slate  

One popular way to explain the election’s red wave in America’s cities is to argue that it’s a reaction to poor governance by Democrats. Kathy Hochul, who is at last implementing a congestion toll around Manhattan’s two central business districts early next year. Just as pro-toll advocates labeled her “Congestion Kathy” when she delayed, anti-pricing opponents are now calling the …

What is New York's congestion pricing system? Will it help with traffic woes?
2 months ago

What is New York's congestion pricing system? Will it help with traffic woes?

Firstpost  

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has said that her state will begin implementing a congestion pricing system – the first in the US – from January 5. Trump, whose Trump Tower penthouse would be within the congestion pricing zone, said Thursday that he “strongly” disagrees with Hochul’s decision to revive congestion pricing, calling it “the most regressive tax known to …

New York races to revive Manhattan tolls intended to fight traffic before Trump can block them
2 months ago

New York races to revive Manhattan tolls intended to fight traffic before Trump can block them

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Rather than alienate suburban commuters in an election year, New York’s governor slammed the brakes last spring on a plan to launch America’s first “congestion pricing” tolling system to discourage people from driving into the most traffic-choked parts of Manhattan. Trump, whose Trump Tower penthouse would be within the congestion pricing zone, said Thursday that he “strongly” …

Hochul pushes ahead with Manhattan toll plan before Trump takes office
2 months ago

Hochul pushes ahead with Manhattan toll plan before Trump takes office

Politico  

POLITICO first reported last week that Hochul was moving to revive the program. “It will be virtually impossible for New York City to come back as long as the congestion tax is in effect.” President-elect Donald Trump called the congestion program a "tax" on working people as Republicans urge him to rescind federal approval. Mass transit advocates have long pressed …

New York's congestion toll on drivers could make a comeback before Trump's second term
2 months ago

New York's congestion toll on drivers could make a comeback before Trump's second term

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A $15 toll on …

New York’s congestion toll on drivers could make a comeback before Trump’s second term
2 months ago

New York’s congestion toll on drivers could make a comeback before Trump’s second term

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — A $15 toll on vehicles entering the busiest parts of New York City could be revived, as the state’s Democratic governor considers enacting the program before President-elect Donald Trump takes office and can block it. Hochul long insisted the program would eventually reemerge, but previously offered no clear plan for that — or to replace the billions …

Hochul moves to revive Manhattan toll plan after Trump win
2 months, 1 week ago

Hochul moves to revive Manhattan toll plan after Trump win

Politico  

Hochul halted congestion pricing just before the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was to begin tolling drivers entering Manhattan’s central business district this summer, revenue the transit agency slotted for repairs and upgrades to its aging system. “Sharks are circling New York’s public transit network and proposing absurd schemes destined to fail,” Danny Pearlstein, spokesperson for Riders Alliance, which supports congestion pricing, …

Congestion pricing in New York halted: Why you should be angry.
7 months, 1 week ago

Congestion pricing in New York halted: Why you should be angry.

Slate  

New York politicians are at it again—and by at it I mean they’re pulling off stupid self-owns based on weak, thin justifications. Kathy Hochul made the shocking eleventh-hour announcement that her administration would “indefinitely pause” implementation of New York City’s congestion-pricing program. Revenues from the program would then fund sorely needed fixes to New York City’s transit system. And considering …

Controversial congestion pricing in NYC begins on 30 June
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Controversial congestion pricing in NYC begins on 30 June

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drivers entering New York …

A $15 toll to drive into part of New York has been approved, a first for a U.S. city
9 months, 2 weeks ago

A $15 toll to drive into part of New York has been approved, a first for a U.S. city

LA Times  

Commuters wait to drive through the Holland Tunnel into New York during morning rush hour. New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed into part of Manhattan. Nation Now Whopping new tolls take effect on New …

From London to New York: Can quitting cars be popular?
11 months, 3 weeks ago

From London to New York: Can quitting cars be popular?

BBC  

From London to New York: Can quitting cars be popular? More recently, the city's expansion of its Ultra-Low Emission Zone, which also charges cars that don't meet certain emissions standards, has seen "Blade Runner" protesters tear down enforcement cameras. Tail-pipe emissions are akin to "wildfires that are happening on our own streets", said New York's governor Kathy Hochul in a …

New York drives towards first US congestion charge
1 year, 5 months ago

New York drives towards first US congestion charge

Raw Story  

New York wants to introduce car-loving America's first congestion charge, but the move faces fierce opposition -- including from the city's famous yellow taxis. "Congestion pricing is a generational opportunity," said John McCarthy, a spokesman for New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a union representing 21,000 cabbies, estimates the levy could see drivers lose $8,000 …

New Jersey sues federal highway officials in bid to stop New York City’s plan to charge big tolls
1 year, 5 months ago

New Jersey sues federal highway officials in bid to stop New York City’s plan to charge big tolls

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at stopping New York’s plan to charge big tolls to drive into the most visited parts of Manhattan, arguing that New Jersey residents and towns will bear the brunt without benefiting. The lawsuit against the Federal Highway Administration claims the agency’s approval of the plan last month was “misguided” …

New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion
1 year, 6 months ago

New York City drivers to pay extra tolls as part of first-in-the-nation effort to reduce congestion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York has received a …

New York City's congestion pricing program set to transform Manhattan
1 year, 7 months ago

New York City's congestion pricing program set to transform Manhattan

Hindustan Times  

The Biden administration is poised to greenlight New York City's groundbreaking congestion pricing program, allowing tolls on vehicles entering Lower Manhattan. Congestion pricing advocates argue that this program is vital for New York City's recovery from the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Congestion fees are projected to generate crucial revenue to fund $15 billion in future investments, aiming to …

Editorial: New York City is moving forward with congestion pricing. Los Angeles should be next
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: New York City is moving forward with congestion pricing. Los Angeles should be next

LA Times  

An ambulance is seen driving in the wrong lane to get around traffic on 42nd Street in New York in January 2018. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is moving forward with motor vehicle congestion pricing in Manhattan to finance the city’s ailing transit system. The Biden administration this month gave New York City the green light to move forward with the …

Details released on extra tolls for New York City drivers
2 years, 5 months ago

Details released on extra tolls for New York City drivers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Drivers entering the heart of New York City would pay an extra $9 to $23 as soon as the end of next year under a plan aimed at reducing congestion in the country’s most congested city. Tolls would be higher during peak periods in general, but the scenarios listed Wednesday offered shifting rates depending on a few …

New York moving ahead with ‘congestion pricing’ toll plan
2 years, 5 months ago

New York moving ahead with ‘congestion pricing’ toll plan

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York is inching toward becoming the first U.S. city to charge motorists an extra fee for entering its most congested areas. While ridership on New York’s subways has rebounded slowly from the COVID-19 pandemic and currently hovers around 60% of pre-pandemic levels, vehicle traffic at bridges and tunnels began to return to normal levels last year. …

New York will be first US city to charge congestion toll
5 years, 9 months ago

New York will be first US city to charge congestion toll

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York City is set to become the first American metropolis that seeks to ease traffic congestion, cut pollution and boost mass transit by charging motorists a hefty toll for the privilege of driving into its most crammed areas. “New York is a prime example of cities where it tends to work, which is very high density, …

What Will Be the Right Price to Cut Congestion in New York?
5 years, 9 months ago

What Will Be the Right Price to Cut Congestion in New York?

Wired  

New Yorkers love to tout their exceptionalism. Late Sunday evening, the state legislature in Albany handed city residents another first-of-its-kind distinction: New York will be the first US city to impose a fee for driving in a busy part of town. The congestion pricing plan is an effort to fight traffic—and to raise billions for the region’s floundering mass transit …

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