Surprise! New York's Congestion Pricing Plan To Fix Traffic…Actually Fixed Traffic!

In January, New York City added a toll to all vehicles entering the city, the first in the US to do so. It was controversial at first, but now that it’s been around for months, residents support it and are seeing the positive effects: less traffic, less noise, more revenue, and more walkable spaces.

Not only has the congestion pricing plan reduced traffic in NYC significantly, it has also reduced traffic in neighboring New Jersey, which isn’t even covered by the plan.

In total, traffic delays in Manhattan were 25% lower than they would be without the congestion charge. And in regions outside Manhattan, traffic delays were reduced by 9%.

Time lost to traffic jams dropped by 28.4% after the congestion charge was implemented, which means drivers saved 17 minutes for every hour they previously would have spent in traffic. And in surrounding areas outside of NYC, which aren’t even covered by the congestion charge, drivers saved 7 minutes for every hour they previously would have spent in traffic.

Selected excerpt(s) and linked article courtesy of Jameson Dow, electrek(dot)com
Royalty-free photo courtesy of Pixabay

"Remember to contact MarciLaw.com if you get a traffic ticket...because it's not the end of the road.”®

#DontDoIt #Call855MarciLawIfYouDo #Marci #MarciLaw #Lawyer #LawyerUp #LawyerLife #LongIsland #Traffic #TrafficTickets #ParkingTickets #ItsNotTheEndofTheRoad