Systemwide, the MTA anticipated a 1% increase in transit ridership with congestion pricing, but day-to-day fluctuations make ...

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 ...

Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A new toll on drivers entering the core of Manhattan brought modest but measurable traffic reductions to New York City’s heavily-gridlocked streets in its first week of operation, ...

Congestion pricing has been in effect for more than a full week now, and MTA officials say the numbers show traffic has decreased. "The greatest improvements are on inbound river crossings," said MTA ...

“It has been a very good week here in New York,” MTA deputy chief Juliette Michaelson said at a news conference. She cautioned that congestion pricing had only been in effect for eight days ...

Drivers saved travel time entering Manhattan’s central business district during the first week of congestion pricing, according to the MTA. Congestion pricing began in New York City on Sunday, Jan. 5.

“This has absolutely met our expectations. The numbers are impressive,” said Juliette Michaelson, an MTA official. According to the MTA, traffic south of 60th Street was down 8% during the 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.

Recommended Videos “Just look out the window: there is less traffic, quieter streets, and we think everyone has seen it,” said Juliette Michaelson, the MTA deputy chief of policy and external ...