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The cost of congestion pricing

by Daniel Ackerman
Jun 6, 2024
New York's governor pulled the plug on the congestion pricing plan for NYC. But congestion can cost more than the $15-per-driver planned charge.
In London, Stockholm and Singapore, congestion pricing led to eased gridlock and a drop in climate-warming emissions.
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Proposed Manhattan congestion fee could make return to office even harder

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Aug 29, 2022
Manhattan could soon charge drivers a toll to enter midtown, the financial district and other active areas.
Dense traffic in midtown Manhattan. New York City’s proposed congestion plan could include tolls as high as $23 during peak hours.
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NYC hopes congestion pricing can reduce traffic. How has it worked elsewhere?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 29, 2021
Pretty well, it turns out.
Traffic moves on Second Avenue in March 2020 in New York City, which could become the first city to implement congestion pricing.
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MID-DAY UPDATE: Central Bank to buy bonds, Chrysler predicts profit and "congestion pricing"

by Shelly Moulton
Nov 8, 2010
Learn why the G-20 nations and other world leaders object to the Federal Reserve's decision to buy $600 billion worth of treasury bonds. We examine...
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