"Fourteen percent fewer cars! Thirty-six percent faster trips through the Holland Tunnel! Fifteen percent fewer injuries! These are the topline datapoints released yesterday by the Hochul administration to magnify what all of us who have eyes are already seeing: congestion pricing is working!"
"In August, nearly 2.7 million fewer vehicles entered the congestion relief zone compared to the previous baseline, a 14-percent reduction. Every day, the MTA said, 87,000 fewer vehicles enter the zone - with an aggregate of 17.6 million fewer vehicles since congestion pricing launched on Jan. 5, 2025."
"And traffic injuries are down by 15 percent in the zone, but the safety benefits are being seen all over town. The city Department of Transportation's data show that road fatalities and injuries are among the lowest of the Vision Zero era. The tolls fund billions in repairs to the subway and commuter rail systems, but even before those repairs are made, ridership is already improving, which means fare collection is up. Subway ridership is up 9 percent, bus ridership is up 13 percent, and the Metro-North and LIRR systems are up 7 and 10 percent respectively."
Congestion pricing reduced vehicle entries into the congestion relief zone by 14 percent in August, nearly 2.7 million fewer vehicles and about 87,000 fewer daily entries, totaling 17.6 million fewer since Jan. 5, 2025. Traffic injuries in the zone declined 15 percent, and city Department of Transportation data show road fatalities and injuries among the lowest in the Vision Zero era. Toll revenues will fund billions in subway and commuter rail repairs. Transit ridership already rose: subway +9%, bus +13%, Metro-North +7%, and LIRR +10%. Vehicle travel times improved across multiple crossings, notably a 36% faster Holland Tunnel trip.
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