After a Week, Congestion Pricing has Already Resulted in Less Traffic and Faster Bus Rides – New York Times
By Ana Ley, Winnie Hu, and Keith Collins
The first data for New York City’s new congestion pricing program shows that gridlock lessened in its initial week as fewer drivers traveled into the core of Manhattan, though traffic continued to be heavy in parts of the tolling zone.
In the first six days of the program, officials estimated, there were tens of thousands fewer vehicles entering the busiest parts of Manhattan below 60th Street, which includes some of the city’s most famous destinations like Times Square, the Empire State Building and the High Line.
