Congestion Pricing Has Eased NYC Traffic. Not Everyone Is Happy.
The introduction of a $9 congestion fee has resulted in faster speeds on some of the city’s famously snarled streets and fewer commuters on the bridges and tunnels. “The traffic is absolutely less, even during rush hour,
Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week
Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.
Congestion pricing: Traffic down but food business costs rise
After one week of congestion pricing, MTA data shows traffic is down, but restaurants in the Central Business District say some of their prices are already going up. This month, the menu at Sushi by Bou includes a $9 discount on meals — an incentive for diners dealing with the new
New York traffic falls after $9 congestion fee
The congestion zone covers an area south of Central Park, taking in such well-known sites as the Empire State Building, Times Square and the financial district around Wall Street.
NYC traffic is improving with the congestion pricing fee
Overall travel times are 30-40% faster on inbound river crossings into Manhattan, which has the most congested traffic in the United States.
Program to reduce traffic congestion in downtown Nashville
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Traffic into NYC drops 7.5% in first week of new congestion toll
NEW YORK (AP) — A new toll on drivers entering the core of Manhattan brought modest but measurable traffic reductions to New York City’s heavily-gridlocked streets in its first week of operation, according to preliminary data released Monday by the state’s transit authority.
Traffic falls in New York City after $9 congestion fee introduced
Traffic in Manhattan's central business district fell by 7.5% last week and 273,000 fewer cars entered the borough's central business district after the first congestion pricing fee in the U.S. took effect on Jan.
US: New York launches a congestion toll to reduce traffic
The congestion toll near the Lincoln Tunnel in New York, the first of its kind in the United States, which has been in effect for just over a week, charges passenger vehicles $9 during peak hours and $2.
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Connected Vehicle Tech Helps Tampa Tackle Traffic Congestion
The Florida city is expanding its connected vehicle program on the Selmon Expressway to push more messaging to drivers, ...
Congestion toll cuts time on tunnel crossings, but few effects on NYC traffic
Commutes through the Holland and Lincoln tunnels were significantly faster last week, but traffic in Manhattan remained ...
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Less traffic, faster bus times: MTA releases first week of data for NYC congestion pricing
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- One week after the start of congestion pricing, the MTA reports less traffic and shorter travel ...