Congestion Pricing
Op-Ed: Congestion Pricing Can Be Equitable, If Done Right
Congestion pricing is a strategy that charges drivers more for using road space during peak demand times. It’s an idea with many potential benefits, from reducing traffic to improving the environment.
January 6, 2022
Reality check: You can’t solve congestion by widening roads – invest in transit instead
Yes, driving to work in Chicagoland is terrible, but more lanes aren't the answer. We need faster, more frequent, and more reliable CTA and Metra service.
December 9, 2021
Study: A Road Pricing Scheme That Actually Cuts Driving
Participants in a study who received cash for choosing modes of transport that are most beneficial to society ended up driving far less than study participants who did not get the reward — a finding that suggests that the U.S. could reduce many car trips if existing auto-centric incentives were altered.
October 12, 2021
In Their Own Words: New Yorkers Want Congestion Pricing … And Now
Some amazingly eloquent New Yorkers speaking out for relief from constant abuse by car drivers.
September 26, 2021
Study: The Surprising Reasons Why Congestion Pricing Might Get Drivers Out of SUVs
U.S. drivers are buying increasingly huge cars, in part because of all the time they spend stuck inside them at rush hour — but a new study suggests that if drivers had to pay congestion tolls, they’d be significantly more likely to pick smaller vehicles.
May 19, 2021
What Is The MTA Assessing In Its Congestion Pricing Environmental Assessment?
April 13, 2021
This Is Happening: Feds Let MTA Do Simpler Environmental Review of Congestion Pricing
March 30, 2021
Interview: California Freeway Expansion Projects Induce Travel, and Underestimate Impacts of Additional Driving
February 17, 2021
KOMANOFF: Beware the EV Congestion Boomerang
February 8, 2021
Congestion Pricing Can Still Happen in 2021 — But There Are a Lot of ‘Ifs,’ Including President Biden
November 19, 2020
