Traffic Falls in New York City

Is New York City Congestion Pricing Working?
New York's MTA is claiming that, after only one week, the "congestion parking" initiative implemented is "working"
Traffic falls in New York City after $9 congestion fee introduced
New York City transit officials said on Monday that traffic fell by 7.5% last week and 273,000 fewer cars entered Manhattan's central business district after the United States' first congestion pricing fee took effect on Jan.
MTA report says congestion pricing has reduced traffic in New York City
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a report Monday saying traffic heading into New York City was down, a week after the new congestion pricing plan went into effect. All of the ...
New York City congestion toll sees 43,000 fewer cars per day in Manhattan. Would a similar charge help Toronto traffic?
New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan means many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours. The toll is meant to reduce traffic gridlock in the city and raise money to fix its ailing public transit infrastructure. (AP Video: David R. Martin / Jan. 6, 2025)
New York City's congestion pricing picks up speed
The first congestion pricing plan in the U.S. has begun, charging most drivers $9 a day to enter the lower half of Manhattan. The long-debated plan is projected to raise up to $800 million a year for the city's aging public transit system.
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
The scheme aims to ease New York's notorious traffic problems and raise billions for the public transport network. Most drivers are charged $9 once per day to enter the congestion zone at peak hours, and $2.25 at other times.
MTA credits steep drop in NYC traffic on introduction of congestion pricing
New York City's Metropolitan Transit Authority says preliminary data shows the introduction of congestion pricing has led to a sharp cut in traffic in the first few days.
The M.T.A. Is Counting on Congestion Pricing to Fix Mass Transit
The money raised from tolls will be used for essential repairs to New York City’s subways and buses. Without the upgrades, ...
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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Opinion: Affordable transit makes New York more affordable
That’s one aspect of key recommendations from the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that would make ... and Metro-North that start and end ...
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Welcome to the Congestion Zone: New York Toll Program Is Set to Begin
But almost everything else about New York City’s congestion ... and external relations for the Metropolitan ...
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority approves hybrid locomotives in New York
These hybrid work locomotives will enable the MTA to realize its ambitious capital plan to improve subway operations by ...
The MTA is hiring for dozens of jobs with the NYC Transit Authority
If 2025 is the year you make a career change, the MTA is looking to fill dozens of jobs with the New York City Transit ...