Congestion Pricing
POINT: What Congestion Pricing Accomplishes — and What it Doesn’t
Obviously, there are positives, but there are also a lot of potential negatives. Let’s use the federal environmental-assessment process the way it’s meant to be used, and understand the negatives in order to combat them.
August 15, 2022
Congestion Pricing Update: New York’s Tolls will Have National Implications
There are seven scenarios in New York's environmental assessment for congestion pricing. How this plays out is crucial to America's effort to rein in traffic and fund transit.
August 10, 2022
Opinion: Blame GOP, Not Democrats, for Less-Than-Robust Climate Bill
Our regular contributor goes after people who suggest that Democrats bear all the blame for climate change.
August 2, 2022
Congestion Pricing Takes a Step Forward … But Also Gets Pushed Back Another Month
New York's transit agency is slowly moving ahead with a toll plan that could change life in every city in America.
July 28, 2022
Could Bogota’s Model for Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?
A congestion-pricing project in one of South America’s most congested cities could emerge as a possible solution in U.S. cities eying similar traffic management solutions.
July 15, 2022
NYC Congestion Pricing Moves Ahead as MTA Answers Feds’ 400 Technical Questions
Well, that's one roadblock lifted.
June 30, 2022
MTA Boss: Feds’ Extensive Technical Questions Are Delaying Congestion Pricing
How many questions must the MTA face before they can put in a toll?
May 27, 2022
OPINION: The Cost of ‘Free’ Parking is Dirty Streets and Foul Air
Our policy of forcing cars to move for street cleaning has many hidden costs, most notably the environmental effects of trading clean streets for polluted air.
March 21, 2022
London Imposes $16/Day Fee on Dirtiest Cars, And Sparks Debate Across the Pond
Mayor Sadiq Khan leads again. Will the U.S. follow?
March 10, 2022
OPINION: The Congestion Pricing Toll Really Should Be $80
The higher price will ensure maximum benefits for our entire society, including drivers.
January 27, 2022
