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Six Months In, NYC Congestion Pricing Cuts Vehicle Traffic and Funds Transit Upgrades

A federal injunction has kept the $9 Manhattan peak-period toll in place.

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High-tech cameras used to tolling drivers traveling below 60th street as part of the congestion pricing initiative, seen on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan on Jan. 3, 2025.
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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.