Saturday marks six months since congestion pricing started in New York City.
Under the program, drivers are tolled for entering the congestion zone, which covers all of Manhattan below 60th Street.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and MTA officials are touting the program as a success. Revenue from the program is forecast to reach $500 million this year, allowing the MTA to move forward with $15 billion in crucial improvements across subways, buses, as well as the Long Island and Metro-North railroads, officials said. Those projects include adding elevators and other accessibility measures at subway and railroad stations, new subway cars and signals, and more.
“Congestion pricing has been a huge success”
Hochul said the program has not only improved traffic in New York City, but across the region. Officials said the number of vehicles entering the congestion relief zone is down by 11% since the program launched, meaning 67,000 fewer vehicles entering the zone per day, or 10 million fewer vehicles overall in the zone since the start of the program…