MTA, congestion pricing

Is congestion pricing working? What MTA report tells us about Manhattan toll’s first week
Traffic entering Manhattan below 60th Street dropped by 7.5% in the first week after the start of a controversial $9 toll on driving in that area.
MTA touts success of first week of NYC congestion pricing plan — but do their numbers back up claims?
One week into congestion pricing, MTA officials say the results are promising — but can the state-run transit agency show the proof?
MTA shares initial impacts of congestion pricing: Here are the changes in traffic
With the first full week of congestion pricing in the books, the MTA shared data showing the initial impacts of the controversial plan. And the agency claims it is working. According to their new numbers,
1st week of congestion pricing made commuting to NYC faster, the MTA says
With the first week of New York’s Congestion Pricing toll in the books, commuters are reaping a reward, spending less time in traffic in exchange for their $9 toll to enter lower Manhattan, said the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Nation's 1st congestion pricing 'working,' preliminary data shows: MTA
Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first plan of its kind is working, officials said.
MTA: Fewer vehicles entered congestion pricing zone in first week
The faster speeds were most pronounced in the morning rush, when cars moved 39% faster through the Queens-Midtown Tunnel and 28% faster across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Manhattan traffic down nearly 8% in first week of congestion pricing, MTA says
Traffic in Midtown and lower Manhattan was down nearly 8% after the first full week of congestion tolling, according to preliminary traffic data released Monday by the MTA. “It has been a very good week here in New York,
Congestion pricing 1st-week data shows 7.5% fewer vehicles in zone and faster travel, MTA says
The MTA said 7.5% fewer vehicles entered the zone below 60th Street during the first week in which drivers had to pay the congestion pricing toll.
MTA mum on congestion pricing revenue
Systemwide, the MTA anticipated a 1% increase in transit ridership with congestion pricing, but day-to-day fluctuations make it hard to pinpoint the impact, said Michaelson.
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,
Early congestion pricing numbers show NYC traffic reduced by 7.5%: MTA
Data from the first week of New York City’s congestion pricing shows the policy brought a small but noticeable dip in traffic in Manhattan.
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A state of collapse: How the MTA put riders on the fast track to ruin
The city’s subways aren’t just on the brink of collapse — the breakdown of the aging system has already begun.
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The MTA’s Capital Plan Remains Held at the Station as Major Funding Gap Grows
The $68.4 billion capital improvement plan, even with congestion pricing starting up in the new year, was still short by ...
MTA boss Janno Lieber passes the buck on congestion pricing exemptions for FDNY — tells firefighters to take it up with city instead
The fact that he, the MTA and the state don’t understand the work that we do for the system is appalling,” Andrew Ansbro, the ...
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Historic Bronx subway station gets makeover and is now ADA-accessible
A historic and busy Bronx subway station is now fully accessible to all New Yorkers. Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
Which Subway Line Has the Most Delays?
Which subway line performs the best? Excluding shuttle lines, the L train came out on top, with just 8 percent of 183,428 ...
NYC subway turnstiles getting spikey ‘fins’: Here’s why
Turnstile “fins” may be coming to a subway near you as part of the MTA’s initiative to stop fare evaders.  The vertical, ...
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Hochul to outline $77M subway safety plan that adds police patrols to overnight trains | LIVE
At her State of the State address, Gov. Hochul gave a brief outline of the proposed six-month initiative that would ramp up patrols between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul focuses on New York's affordability, subway safety during State of the State address
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out an ambitious agenda for 2025 during her State of the State address at the Hart Theater in ...