Congestion pricing is on
After a 6 month delay by Governor Kathy Hochul, congestion pricing started on January 5th with a lower peak-hour toll of $9.
The figures below represent the cost of Kathy Hochul's pause on congestion pricing.
New Yorkers demand
Congestion pricing was late by
Climate cost of pause
metric tons of CO2
Added time in traffic during the pause
hours
Economic impact of pause
economic loss
What is congestion pricing?
Manhattan has some of the worst traffic in the country.
Congestion pricing will mitigate that by taxing vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th street. It will discourage unnecessary car trips, reducing the traffic by 17%. ◆
Why is it needed?
With less traffic comes faster emergency responses, safer streets, and less emissions. ◆◆
It also provides funding for numerous monumental projects that will modernize our public transit system.
Transit scales
Manhattan is the most transit-saturated area in North America. 82% of trips here are made on transit. ◆
Congestion pricing encourages using public transit while also funding its improvements.
Public transit in Manhattan moves more people than cars, uses less energy than cars, and is faster than cars. ◆◆◆
