Congestion Pricing
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Eight Reasons Why Congestion Pricing Goes Great With the Fast Forward Plan to Fix NYC Transit
Andy Byford's Fast Forward NYC plan to modernize subways and buses has set the stage for congestion pricing in the 2019 Albany session.
May 29, 2018
A Better Taxi Surcharge: More Congestion Reduction, Less Pain for Cab Drivers
A better, fairer for-hire vehicle surcharge would raise the fee when congestion is most intense and charge more for vehicles that spend longer in the congestion zone.
May 1, 2018
Coming Soon to NYC: Rolling Advertisements for Congestion Pricing
Elected officials may not have a handle on how valuable New York City street space is, but the private sector sure does.
April 26, 2018
Setting Up a Cordon Toll Would Pay for Itself in a Few Months
NYU's Mitchell Moss says a congestion pricing cordon toll would be "massive and costly." Au contraire.
April 10, 2018
Seattle Could Be the First U.S. City to Institute Congestion Pricing
Mayor Jenny Durkan says she wants to have a true central city congestion pricing system in place by 2021.
April 5, 2018
Albany Didn’t Even Get the Taxi Fees Right
By omitting a cordon toll and charging taxis and Ubers per trip instead of per minute, Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders bungled their chance to reduce New York's most punishing traffic congestion.
April 3, 2018
Manhattan Congestion Is Too Intense to Fix With an Uber Fee Alone
With the momentum for a New York City congestion pricing plan in danger of dissipating into an Uber fee, it’s worth revisiting first principles.
March 21, 2018
An Hourly Fee on Cabs and Ubers Is Less Radical Than It Appears
Transportation analyst Bruce Schaller recommends charging for-hire vehicles between $5 and $50 per hour within the Manhattan taxi zone.
March 7, 2018
The Cost of Cold Feet: No Cordon Toll Means Kissing Most Congestion Pricing Benefits Goodbye
Without a cordon toll, the time savings from reduced traffic congestion drops by at least 60 percent. The revenues available to improve transit drop by 60 percent or more as well.
February 22, 2018
NYC’s Still Waiting for a Traffic Reduction Plan From Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo's team seems to be serious about congestion pricing, but every time there’s a chance to commit to a concrete policy, they don’t.
February 16, 2018
