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Congestion Pricing Is Cutting Traffic Jams In New York AND New Jersey: Research
Travelers in Manhattan's central business district — and even those far beyond it — have gotten back tens of thousands of hours thanks to fewer traffic jams.
June 18, 2025
OPINION: Can Regional Governance Break New York Out of Its Constant State of Transit Emergency?
The New York region needs to fundamentally change the way it governs its transit system, our contributor writes.
December 20, 2024
Raising the Regional Bar: Why the MTA 20-Year Needs Assessment Inevitably Falls Flat
The document fails to accomplish its stated mission of bringing the New York region into the 21st century — half-filling a supposedly bottomless transit cookie jar with mostly stale cookies.
December 12, 2023
Bridge Shopping, ‘Double Tolls’ and Tunnel Credits: Making Sense of This Summer’s Congestion Pricing Debate
The congestion pricing debate is getting a little stuffy. Allow us to clear things up.
August 24, 2023
For Safer, Greener Streets, Cities Must Speed Up and Fund Infrastructure: Report
A study by the Regional Plan Association offers a new analysis into why infrastructure in New York City costs more than in other cities and countries around the world. And offers solutions that likely go behind the Big Apple.
April 14, 2023
To Help End the Housing Crisis, Less Parking is More, New RPA Report Says
The city should dramatically reduce the amount to car parking it requires developers to build because doing so will result in more much-needed affordable housing quickly — a new report concludes.
December 8, 2022
GREEN CURBS: Open Restaurant Supporters Want Some ‘Parking’ Spots for Parklets
A permanent outdoor dining program should come with a side of parks, a group of experts argues in a new report outlining the future of the program.
November 25, 2022
Gillibrand Proposal Would Help Protect Transit From Climate Apocalypse
Rising waters need rising funds.
November 3, 2022
Opinion: Congestion Pricing Benefits Are Inarguable; Its Minor Problems are Easily Fixable
Congestion pricing will reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.
It will raise vital revenue for public transit.
It will make the transportation system more equitable.
September 21, 2022
Rep. Ritchie Torres: I’m Not One of Those Congestion Pricing Critics
He's got some minor issues with the tolling plan, but he still supports it — not like Malliotakis or Gottheimer!
August 16, 2022
