Congestion pricing takes a toll on South Bronx air quality, report finds
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South Bronx air quality worsened after NYC congestion pricing toll launched: report
Air quality in the South Bronx has significantly worsened since the controversial toll went into effect -- despite its backers touting lofty environmental promises -- an alarming new report found.
Congestion pricing takes a toll on South Bronx air quality, report finds
The MTA predicted four years ago more trucks would use the Cross Bronx Expressway after the launch of congestion pricing. A new study from researchers at Columbia University, which is still undergoing peer review, shows for the first time that the tolls may be harming some of the city’s poorest communities. [ more › ]
A Columbia University study published this week suggests that since the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) introduced congestion pricing last year, some trucks and other vehicles may be taking major South Bronx highways, including the Cross Bronx Expressway and the Major Deegan Expressway, to avoid the Manhattan toll zone, thus exacerbating local air pollution.
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