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Traffic fell, revenue rose one year into NYC congestion pricing, Hochul says
The $9 toll cut daily traffic by 11%, raised $550 million, and improved bus speeds by 2.3%, helping fund transit upgrades and reduce injuries, officials said.
- Governor Kathy Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority reported an 11% drop in vehicles entering Manhattan’s Congestion Relief Zone in the program’s first year.
- As designed, the program aims to reduce traffic, improve air quality and raise revenue for transit projects, with officials planning to use congestion pricing revenue to back $15 billion in bonds for capital improvements.
- At the Holland Tunnel, morning rush speeds increased from 10.8 to 16.2 mph, a 51% jump, and subway trips reached 1.3 billion in 2025, up roughly 7%.
- Officials said the tolls generated $550 million for MTA infrastructure, with about 10% dedicated to the Long Island Rail Road, and the city plans to sell congestion-pricing bonds later this year.
- Legal fights continue as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sued after the U.S. Department of Transportation revoked federal authorization; Federal District Judge Lewis Liman will hear oral arguments on Jan. 28.
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Traffic fell, revenue rose one year into NYC congestion pricing, Hochul says
New York City's congestion pricing program has reduced traffic by 11%, raised $550 million, and made the city safer for cyclists and pedestrians, despite opposition from suburban drivers, Republicans, New Jersians, and the federal government.
·Albany, United States
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Is NYC’s controversial $9 toll working? The data is in.
E-ZPass readers and license plate-scanning cameras over Park Avenue in New York, on April 24, 2025. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Could a $9 toll change notorious traffic? New York became the first American city to find out. A year ago, it began charging drivers for entering Manhattan’s busiest central neighborhoods during peak hours. Critics called it a cash grab, and President Donald Trump even vowed to kill it. But a year in, c…
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