Overview
- Daily vehicle entries to the congestion zone have declined by 67,000 since the program’s January launch.
- Public transit ridership is up across all major modes, with subway use rising 7%, bus ridership up 12%, LIRR up 8%, Metro-North up 6% and Access-A-Ride up 21%.
- Officials report net revenue of $219 million so far in 2025 and project a total of $500 million to fund subway, bus and commuter-rail improvements.
- Commuters are saving an average of seven minutes per hour, rush-hour delays at the Holland Tunnel have fallen by 65%, and traffic deaths in the zone dropped to 87 from 128 last year.
- The program remains in effect under a Manhattan federal court’s preliminary injunction after the MTA sued to block President Trump’s bid to revoke federal approval.