New York officials said on Tuesday that 17.6 million fewer vehicles have entered congested Manhattan since the city launched its first-in-the-nation congestion pricing program in January, down 12%.

#Doug Trumm June 8, 2024 New York had been all geared up to become the first American city to implement congestion pricing later this month until Governor Kathy Hochul announced a stunning reversal, saying she intended to shelve the program on Wednesday. Transit riders and climate advocates are fighting back and aiming to block the move.

As New York puts its gridlock-busting plans on hold, the success of congestion pricing elsewhere proves it's not just smart — it's popular.

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.

Two New York City councilmembers are proposing residential parking permit programs in areas that could be impacted by congestion pricing.

Since the tolling program was signed into law in 2019, transit observers have worried that drivers from out of town will park north of the toll zone at 60th Street, then hop on public transit.

The real cost of all this traffic

Investigative Reporter Chad Pradelli navigates the illegal parking issue in Philadelphia to find out how the city is working to alleviate congestion.

Gov. Hochul and other New York elected officials pushed back Friday after New Jersey sued the state and MTA to stop congestion pricing — reaffirming their commitment while taking shots at alleged environmental champion and Gasoline State Gov. Phil Murphy.

And why it is wrong.

How More Efficient Parking Pricing Can Help Solve Parking and Traffic Problems, Increase Revenue, and Achieve Other Planning Objectives

Cities significantly underprice their roads and parking facilities, forcing local taxpayers to subsidize out-of-town motorists. Municipal officials have an obligation to better manage these valuable public resources.

There are few urban policies as contentious as a congestion charge – do they work and are they serving the wider public?

High-income travelers pay the bulk of congestion pricing fees, according to a new UK study. Others tend to change their travel behavior and would benefit from better travel options.

Car emissions are killing the planet. Can congestion pricing and better public transit end our love affair with automobiles?

'Smart' road user charging could replace the alphabet soup of ULEZ, LEZ, the Congestion Charge and even road tax

Congestion pricing is one of the most common-sense tools for creating a more efficient transportation system if implemented properly. Here’s how.

Recently opened express lanes on a nine-mile stretch of Interstate 66 will now charge variable tolls based on traffic congestion.

The data is clear that congestion charges are the most effective way of cutting traffic in the cities where they have been used.

The MTA has done a terrible job selling congestion pricing to the public

Induced demand is commonly misunderstood, and transportation professionals need to help explain it.

If New York City adopts congestion pricing, it would be the first US city to put a tax on traffic of sorts.

Time to park this fear in the dustbin of history.

The fourth blog in Centre for Cities' TfL series looks at Singapore's urban mobility model which shows that congestion charging and ULEZ are not the only policies available to simultaneously raise revenue and reduce car use. The fourth blog in Centre for Cities' TfL series looks at Singapore's urban mobility model which shows that congestion charging and ULEZ are not the only policies available to simultaneously raise revenue and reduce car use.

The smartphone-based congestion-pricing technology being tested in Bogota, Colombia, is showing promise. Some major U.S. cities are also looking at solutions to better manage their own crowded roadways.

Research suggests the most promising solution would be to provide direct cash assistance.

A new study finds congestion charging and creating car-free streets and separated bike lanes have been most effective at reducing car use in European cities.

For almost a decade, Moscow has ranked first in the world’s road congestion rankings. What is the Russian capital doing to overcome the problem and why is it not working?

SFCTA survey asking for input on proposal to charge fee to vehicles driving downtown