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.
OpEd: Congestion pricing will give Long Island better transit, cleaner air, and less traffic
Commuter: Congestion pricing, which launched Sunday, is the lifeline we need to secure the future of public transit and bring order to our clogged streets.
Congestion Pricing Has Eased NYC Traffic. Not Everyone Is Happy.
Fans of the tolling system enjoyed easier drives, but some businesses reported a hit.
NYC's new congestion pricing program is working, MTA says
Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first such plan of its kind is working, officials said. "The purpose of the program is to reduce the number of vehicles entering what had been the most congested district in the country,
Less Traffic, Faster Buses: Congestion Pricing’s First Week
Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.
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Hochul to propose Metro-North, Amtrak service upgrades in State of the State
Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose a series of initiatives to limit delays and speed service on Amtrak and Metro-North in the ...
MTA boss Janno Lieber passes the buck on congestion pricing exemptions for FDNY — tells firefighters to take it up with city instead
The fact that he, the MTA and the state don’t understand the work that we do for the system is appalling,” Andrew Ansbro, the ...
MTA report says congestion pricing has reduced traffic in New York City
The MTA released a report Monday showing traffic heading into New York City was down a week after the new congestion pricing ...
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 ...
Traffic into Manhattan drops 7.5% in first week of new toll. That’s 43,000 fewer cars a day
A new toll on drivers entering the core of Manhattan brought modest but measurable traffic reductions to New York City in its first week of operation.
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority approves hybrid locomotives in New York
These hybrid work locomotives will enable the MTA to realize its ambitious capital plan to improve subway operations by ...
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MTA procures 265 more electric buses for New York City
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) in New York City has announced the integration of 265 new zero-emission solo ...