New York City greenlights congestion pricing – here’s how this toll plan is expected to improve traffic, air quality and public transit
- Written by John Rennie Short, Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Traffic entering and leaving midtown Manhattan via the Queensboro Bridge over the East River. AP Photo/Bebeto MatthewsNew York City is poised to launch the first congestion pricing plan to reduce traffic in a major U.S. metropolitan area. Like many journeys in the Big Apple, this one has been punctuated by delays. Once the system starts up,...
