While the Trump administration continues trying to kill the program, data one year out shows that the new toll dramatically decreased traffic and improved transit travel times.
Official numbers reveal the success of New York City’s congestion pricing program, which reduced traffic into the congestion zone by 11 percent, with 27 million fewer vehicles entering the area in the year since the program launched.
As Evan Simko-Bednarski explains in the New York Daily News, the $9 toll — down from the originally proposed $15 — will bring in roughly $550 million over its first year and has been shown to reduce air pollution and bus travel times in the city.
Governor Kathy Hochul touted the improved transit travel times, saying in a press conference, “How does 25% faster coming through the Lincoln Tunnel sound? … Let me top that, how about 51% faster coming through the Holland Tunnel? About 25% faster going across our bridges into Brooklyn or Queens? That’s time in your life that’s precious.”
FULL STORY: NYC congestion pricing by the numbers: 27 million fewer cars, $550 million in new revenue
Judge Extends NYC Congestion Pricing Through at Least June 9
A federal judge halted the Trump administration’s effort to kill the program, which remains in limbo as a lawsuit filed by the MTA moves forward.
NYC Congestion Pricing Continues to Show Positive Results
While the Trump administration attempts to revoke the program’s federal approval, congestion pricing continues to reduce traffic, speed up bus travel times, and improve air quality in Manhattan.
USDOT Threatens to Pull New York Highway Funding
The Trump administration wants the state to kill New York City’s congestion pricing program despite its demonstrated success.
The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
People don’t kill cities. Freeways do.
US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
New Jersey’s second-largest city bans standalone data centers
Jersey City will continue to allow co-location facilities, such as those meant for research institutions that store their own data.
Amtrak not solely to blame for New Jersey commuter rail's unreliability, report finds
A new study from the Garden State Initiative found that NJ Transit’s budget grew 20% across a 4 year period, but reliability declined significantly over the same period.
EPA erases limits on planet-warming pollution from power plants
Under Monday’s plan, power plants would still have some limits on how much mercury, arsenic and other contaminants they can emit.
Phoenix announces new on-demand transit service, more frequent RAPID buses
Both new services will launch in October, and are part of Phoenix's Project Effective Access Solutions for Easing Congestion.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association