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Is A $15 Toll The ‘Political Sweet Spot’ for Congestion Pricing?
A "modest" $15 peak-hour, $9 weekend, and $3 off-peak toll combination would cut traffic by 14 percent and raise $1.2 billion for the MTA, economists Charles Komanoff and Gernot Wagner said in a new report.
July 17, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Safety and Congestion Edition
The two big stories: More outrage over the mayor's McGuinness flip-flop and the first meeting of the congestion pricing toll board.
July 10, 2023
Will Congestion Pricing Properly Toll Taxis and Ubers?
A new proposal to charge Uber and Lyft riders in Manhattan instead of drivers has been put on the table, but the MTA's agreement with the federal government may sink the idea before it can get any momentum.
June 21, 2023
KOMANOFF: What I Learned Outside a Chinatown Restaurant
Only two of 37 restaurant customers arrived by car. And one was in a cab.
May 31, 2023
Straw Men: The Fight Over Congestion Pricing Comes Down to Just 5,200 NYC Drivers
A minuscule number of New York City residents commute by car to the tolling zone of Manhattan from homes that are more than one-half mile from high-speed public transit.
May 22, 2023
KOMANOFF: Downtown Candidate Who Should Know Better Opposes Congestion Pricing
Council candidate Susan Lee seemed to get congestion pricing when we conferred two years ago. No longer.
May 22, 2023
Get a Load of the Congestion Pricing Exemptions that Some People Want
Many opponents of congestion pricing offered their select group that is worthy of an exemption from the toll. Here is the full list, annotated by Streetsblog.
May 12, 2023
MTA Will Offer Congestion Pricing Discounts For Low-Income ‘Frequent Drivers’
Only about 14 percent of car commuters into Manhattan below 60th Street have incomes that meet the discount threshold vs. 79 percent of lower-income commuters who use transit, so maybe this is not such a big deal.
May 9, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: The ICYMI Congestion Pricing Edition
The news late in the week was all about the feds approving congestion pricing. But there was a lot of other news over the weekend. Enjoy.
May 8, 2023
Feds Give MTA Final Blessing To Congestion Pricing
The FWHA announced today that the MTA's environmental assessment for congestion pricing has passed its latest test and received a letter of sufficiency from the federal government, Streetsblog has learned.
May 5, 2023
