NYC Congestion Pricing to Take Effect After Years of Delays
- Most cars will pay $9 to enter the district during peak hours
- Tolling plan seeks to reduce traffic and improve air quality
Congestion pricing will finally take effect on Sunday in New York City, though its long-term future still remains uncertain.
Drivers entering parts of Manhattan will be charged $9 during peak hours in a program following similar initiatives in London, Stockholm and Singapore that aims to reduce the worst traffic in the world. The first initiative of its kind in the US, congestion pricing promises to bring $15 billion to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the agency that runs the city’s century-old subway and commuter-rail lines, for desperately needed upgrades.