Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

A pedestrian squeezes between cars blocking the box on Canal Street.

Uber Puts Its Thumb On The Congestion Pricing Scales

By Christopher Robbins | Sep 1, 2022 | No Comments

The world's largest ride-hailing company sent a notice to their New York City-area customers, asking them to "say no to increased fares" and suggested that congestion pricing might mean "you could pay more than $30 — in just taxes and fees."

Assembly Member Robert Carroll (left), Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine (center) and State Senator Andrew Gounardes (right) at a rally for congestion pricing on Thursday. Photo: Dave Colon

Everyone’s Suddenly Open To Some Congestion Pricing Exemptions

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2022 | No Comments

According to the recently-released environmental assessment, the more wholesale exemptions or upstream toll credits that are doled out to certain classes of drivers, the more everyone else will shell out. But "no exemption" hardliners are hard to find right now.

This won't be the Upper East Side, the MTA says.

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Uber Puts Its Thumb On The Congestion Pricing Scales

Everyone’s Suddenly Open To Some Congestion Pricing Exemptions

Mythbuster: Congestion Pricing Study Shows Neighborhoods Won’t Be Flooded With Desperate Parkers

Rep. Ritchie Torres: I’m Not One of Those Congestion Pricing Critics

To-Do List: Congestion Pricing Must Mitigate Added Bronx Trucks, Pols Say

...And Second, Why it Will Be Better than the MTA Says