Congestion Pricing

MTA's Year Includes Fare Hike, Congestion Pricing

It was a tumultuous year for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, with financial difficulties, a fare hike expected to raise $360 million, and the defeat of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s congesti

By Maggie Astor | May 10 02:16 pm ET

The Road to Traffic Decongestion

With the procedural defeat of congestion pricing last week by New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, it appears that the livable-streets movement has suffered a political and practical set

By Matthew Roe | Apr 15 08:27 pm ET

State Democrats Kill Congestion Pricing Plan in State Assembly

The New York State Assembly killed Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial congestion pricing plan Monday.

By Maggie Astor | Apr 8 01:57 am ET

Congestion Price Legislation Gets Green Light

City Council passed Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial congestion pricing plan Monday by an unusually close vote of 30-20.

By Maggie Astor | Apr 2 02:51 am ET

Congestion Pricing’s Effects On Upper Manhattan Debated

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s hotly debated congestion pricing plan is aimed primarily at reducing traffic in the area of Manhattan below 86th Street.

By Daniel Amzallag | Sep 26 01:48 am ET

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