The M.T.A. Is Counting on Congestion Pricing to Fix Mass Transit
The money raised from tolls will be used for essential repairs to New York City’s subways and buses. Without the upgrades, the system risks a meltdown.
Paused NYC Transit Projects Advance With Congestion Pricing Program Launch
After Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) ordered an indefinite pause of congestion pricing last June, MTA officials paused some plans, including halting work on the $7.7-billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2. The project, which is the costliest project being funded in part through the toll program, is planned to extend the line 1.8 miles and add three stations.
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.
Traffic into NYC drops 7.5% in first week of new congestion toll
In the days since, total traffic in the tolling zone has dropped by 7.5% — or roughly 43,000 cars per day — compared to the equivalent period last year, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said.
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
GOP pols push MTA boss to resign after brushing off transit crime as New York braces for even more taxes, fees
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Some transit agencies signal support of RTA's plan for increased authority as alternate to merger
Metra and Pace generally support a strengthened RTA after its chairman, Kirk Dillard, laid out a vision that requires $1.5 ...
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MTA report says congestion pricing has reduced traffic in New York City
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a report Monday saying traffic heading into New York City was down, a week after the new congestion pricing plan went into effect. All of the ...
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Metro Inauguration service, station closures, train, bus schedules
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said it was prepared to handle crowds of people expected in D.C. for ...
RTA seeks expanded authority over CTA, Metra, Pace to remedy transit funding crisis
Chicago's transit agency leaders spent the past year rejecting the idea of consolidation in exchange for more funding. The ...
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New York City's congestion pricing picks up speed
who heads the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs New York's sprawling subway, bus and commuter rail systems. "We're wasting a ton of money, literally billions of dollars ...
Omaha may blend buses, rideshare vans if Metro Transit's private-public partnership gets OKed
Metro Transit is preparing to launch a new service using on-demand vans to address gaps in mass transportation in Omaha that ...
This new cost in New York could redefine Manhattan living
When the changes were first proposed by The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, pushback from Manhattan residents was ...