(Reuters) -New York officials said on Tuesday that 17.6 million fewer vehicles have entered congested Manhattan since the city launched its first-in-the-nation congestion pricing program in January, down 12%.
The program charges most passenger vehicles a toll of $9 during peak periods to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street, in a bid to cut congestion and raise funds to improve mass transit.
The Trump administration is trying to kill the program but a judge has put that effort on hold, as well as blocking the federal government from withholding approval or funding for New York projects…