According to the MTA, inbound trips from the Hudson and East Rivers were 10 to 30 percent faster than last year. Those ...
The MTA is touting first-week data as proof that congestion pricing is “working” — but the numbers really prove nothing, and are irrelevant to the tolls’ true purpose, which is simply to ...
MTA officials say they’ve seen a mountain of early data to back up what many drivers have noticed: less traffic in the three-plus weeks since congestion pricing began. “These are ...
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- Nearly a month into the start of congestion pricing in Manhattan, the MTA says early data indicates the tolling system is working and traffic into Midtown is down ...
The MTA is asking state lawmakers for billions of dollars in additional funding just one month into its congestion pricing ...
Congestion pricing, signed into law in 2019 by then-Governor ... bicycles, or walk, even a big surge of people switching to transit would result in only a small percentage increase in ridership. Yet, ...
The MTA’s congestion pricing tolls have already uncorked some of Manhattan’s worst traffic bottlenecks, according to data released by the agency on Wednesday that officials hope will ease the ...
Traffic experts have said it would take months to get a full picture of the effects of congestion pricing. The MTA made its comparisons using known traffic counts in October, then adjusted ...
The MTA also reported that the SIM9 and SIM24 saw a surge in ridership after the start of congestion pricing. The SIM24 was one of several bus lines chosen for service improvements on Staten ...
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. “Simply because the ...