Congestion Pricing

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New York MTA Officials Warn of Massive Budget Gaps Without Congestion Pricing

The agency will lose hundreds of millions in projected congestion pricing revenue, forcing cuts to expansion plans.

August 4, 2024 - Smart Cities Dive

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Tri-State Economies to Lose Billions From Congestion Pricing Pause

New York City’s congestion pricing program, suspended by Governor Hochul earlier this year, would have pumped $12 billion into local projects and jobs.

July 26, 2024 - StreetsBlog NYC

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July 17, 2024 - New York Focus

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NYC Traffic Moving At Under 7 MPH, Congestion Pricing Remains Suspended

Congestion is making driving in the city slower than ever.

July 9, 2024 - StreetsBlog NYC

Chicago Transit Authority

Study: Road Pricing Could Boost Chicago Transit

A combination of road pricing and adjustments to transit service could let the CTA lower fares to ‘next to nothing.’

July 3, 2024 - Chicago Booth

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New York MTA Upholds Pause on Congestion Pricing, Scales Back Projects

The agency will not be able to go forward with former plans to improve station facilities and transit safety, and expand service.

June 27, 2024 - Smart Cities Dive

View of traffic on bridge going into Manhattan, New York City at night.

Congestion Pricing Compromise?

A CBS News New York report suggests that Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering lifting her ‘indefinite pause’ on the Manhattan congestion pricing project if the $15 toll was lowered. Litigation threatened by the NYC comptroller may be a factor.

June 26, 2024 - Irvin Dawid

Heavy New York City traffic headed toward Holland Tunnel in Manhattan.

Judge Rules in Favor of MTA in Congestion Pricing Suit

Advocates of the program are calling on Gov. Hochul to reinstate the program in light of the decision.

June 23, 2024 - StreetsBlog NYC

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Environmentalists Urge Hochul to Rethink Congestion Pricing

Evergreen Action, the Sierra Club, Earthjustice, Environmental Defense Fund, and the League of Conservation Voters have joined the movement to urge NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to reverse her decision to terminate the New York congestion pricing project.

June 21, 2024 - Irvin Dawid

Blurred view of NEw York City traffic near Times Square with yellow cabs and black cars.

NYC Business District Leaders Support Congestion Pricing

A letter signed by every board in the district condemns Gov. Hochul’s backtracking on congestion pricing.

June 17, 2024 - StreetsBlog NYC

Traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Is it Truly the End of NYC Congestion Pricing?

Gov. Hochul’s surprise move to suspend the program, which would have started this summer, could be illegal.

June 11, 2024 - StreetsBlog NYC

Aerial view of traffic in New York City entering Queens Midtown tunnel

NYC Congestion Pricing Postponed Indefinitely in 'Stunning Reversal'

MTA and transit advocates in New York City are blindsided by Gov. Kathy Hochul's announcement that the city’s long-awaited congestion pricing plan implementation will not move forward on June 30.

June 5, 2024 - ABC 7 Eyewitness News

Traffic on a Manhattan street.

MTA Rolls Out Congestion Pricing Exemption, Discount

People with disabilities that prevent them from using transit can apply for an exemption from the congestion pricing scheme.

June 5, 2024 - News 12

Close-up of express lane marker on Bay Area freeway.

Congestion Pricing in the San Francisco Bay Area

Planners call them “express lanes,” but make no mistake, they are congestion pricing in action, and they're successful. The Bay Area network of what the Federal Highway Administration calls “high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes” is growing.

May 12, 2024 - San Francisco Chronicle

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New York City Plans Street Safety Projects as Congestion Pricing Nears

With congestion pricing projected to reduce the number of cars entering Manhattan, NYCDOT plans to repurpose street space to build more pedestrian and bike infrastructure.

May 7, 2024 - Smart Cities Dive

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NYC Congestion Pricing to Start June 30, MTA Announces

Starting this summer, drivers will have to pay a toll to drive through the newly designated Congestion Relief Zone in New York City’s Central Business District.

April 29, 2024 - ABC7 Eyewitness News

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Want to Reduce Traffic Congestion? Cash Out Employer-Paid Parking

Employer-paid parking will undermine New York City’s congestion tolls. But parking cash-out policies like those in California and Washington D.C. can solve the problem.

April 1, 2024 - Donald Shoup

Street Traffic in Manhattan

New York Congestion Pricing Approved by MTA Board

The program took another step forward as the board approved a proposed pricing scheme, but lawsuits still stand in the way of full implementation.

March 28, 2024 - Smart Cities Dive

New York City Subway

Opinion: Getting New York City’s Congestion Pricing Right

Improved transit service could make a major difference in how the program is received by New Yorkers.

March 24, 2024 - The New Republic

Freeway toll booth with "Stop" and "Pay Toll" signs

Clearer Thinking About Transportation Pricing

It’s time to reform transportation pricing to reduce traffic congestion, crashes, and pollution, and improve non-auto travel options. Raise my prices, please!

February 13, 2024 - Todd Litman

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