Economists, planners, transit advocates, and politicians in Massachusetts are closely monitoring what’s happening in New York, now that congestion pricing has gone into effect. Many view ...
A group of Upper West Side bars is trying to use congestion pricing to gin up business. “You’re in luck . . . all our locations are above the zone,” boasted a social media post this week ...
Congestion pricing opponents are pinning their hopes of repealing the new tolls on pending lawsuits, legislation, and the incoming White House administration, but haven't laid out a quick way that ...
After years of hand-wringing about how congestion pricing would impact — and potentially harm — New York City, the tolling program on vehicles travelling into midtown and lower Manhattan ...
UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Congestion pricing continues to impact New York City, but along with it comes some confusion for commuters at the Queensboro Bridge. Drivers say they cannot ...
After becoming state law and facing years of unsuccessful legal challenges, congestion pricing is here. Now that it is reality, it’s the government’s responsibility to ensure the MTA delivers ...
New York City recently became the first U.S. city to implement congestion pricing, a strategy aimed to reduce traffic in extreme congested areas by charging drivers a fee during peak hours.
As very big supporters of congestion pricing, we are thrilled by the early indications of reduced traffic in Midtown and Downtown; now the MTA must provide details on the revenue generated from ...
On one hand, the unpopularity of congestion pricing is understandable, given the assumption that people favor policies that work in their economic self-interest. It’s not in a given New York ...
New Jersey is not giving up on its lawsuit against congestion pricing quite yet. Randy Mastro, the attorney from King & Spalding hired to represent the Garden State, sent a letter to U.S. District ...
Now that New York City has finally flipped the switch on congestion pricing, the big question is: Will it work? And if so, how well? To find out, all eyes turned to an unassuming new web tool ...
While congestion pricing is supposed to be a traffic deterrent, tolls being raised for various MTA projects is merely a starting point and policy assurances should prevent the agency from ...