Adams was in favor when Hochul decided to put congestion pricing back on track after pausing it last year. Lander and Williams had slammed Hochul when she paused the plan. Lander even backed a lawsuit against Hochul, claiming she’d violated the law.

NYC’s congestion pricing cuts traffic, emissions, and funds transit. Paired with Europe’s low-emission zones, it’s a blueprint for sustainable, livable cities.

After years of debate and delays, congestion pricing officially came to New Jersey and New York on Jan. 5. On top of paying the toll to take the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel and George Washington Bridge, you now have to pay an additional $9 to enter Manhattan below 60th street during peak hours.

NYC’s 2025 congestion pricing found fewer personal cars on Manhattan’s roads and more cabs over its first five days, a Bloomberg analysis of 75,000 cars show.

NJ lawyers will no longer pursue their appeal to immediately halt congestion pricing. But they plan to file an amended complaint with new arguments.

Boston has notoriously bad traffic, but does it have to be that way? Economists, planners, transit advocates, and politicians in Massachusetts are closely monitoring what’s happening in New York, now that congestion pricing has gone into effect.

Now that New York City has finally flipped the switch on congestion pricing, the big question is: Will it work? And if so, how well?

Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first plan of its kind is working, officials said.

"Much like taxes on cigarettes, which have done little to extinguish the habit but have generated revenue for related healthcare costs, this surcharge is poised to become a financial crutch rather than a solution,

Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.

As very big supporters of congestion pricing, we are thrilled by the early indications of reduced traffic in Midtown and Downtown; now the MTA must provide details on the revenue generated from