Downtown rush hour has still not roared back to pre-pandemic levels even as car travel surges in the suburbs, a new study finds — and it may help explain why traffic deaths have stayed so stubbornly high in U.S. communities.
Car ownership is up, transit use is down, and for-hire vehicles and delivery trucks clog our streets like never before. If done correctly, congestion pricing can make New York City more livable, and fund public transportation. If done incorrectly, it risks being a regressive form of taxation with limited benefits.