New York City's congestion pricing program has achieved significant reductions in traffic delays and honking while generating substantial revenue for public transit improvements. The Holland Tunnel experienced a 65% drop in delays and a 48% decrease in travel time during rush hour. Complaints about honking also decreased by 70%. The program generated about $100 million for the MTA, funding various capital projects, despite ongoing legal challenges regarding its future. The changes indicate a successful program in managing urban traffic congestion.
The Holland Tunnel, at rush hour, has 65 percent fewer delays than it did before, and the time it takes to get through is down 48 percent.
In those 100 days, 6 million fewer cars drove into lower Manhattan than had done so a year earlier.
The MTA received roughly $100 million from the toll program through the end of February, very much not nothing, and a bunch of capital improvements have already been paid for.
Complaints about excessive honking were 70 percent lower in January and February than in the same period last year.
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