The data behind NYC’s congestion pricing success - TomTom Let’s take a look at the data to uncover the full impact of congestion pricing on downtown New York—and what we stand to learn from its success The power of NYC congestion pricing, by the numbers TomTom’s latest traffic data paints a striking picture of change Comparing January through mid-March 2025 to the same period in 2024
Congestion Pricing Is Cutting Traffic Jams In New York AND New Jersey . . . In the Bronx, for instance, time lost to traffic jams dropped from 2,384 hours per average weekday in the year before congestion pricing to 1,984 hours per average weekday in the period after congestion pricing was implemented, a drop of 17 percent or 10 minutes for every hour drivers were stuck in traffic
NYC’s congestion pricing could be halted, but the data says it’s . . . This traffic has long impacted both quality of life and economic productivity, but congestion pricing offers a promising way to turn the tide New York’s early success reinforces what transportation experts have long known: congestion pricing is one of the most powerful tools to reduce traffic, improve urban mobility and enhance air quality
Paying For Mobility: The Early Outcomes and Reactions of NYC’s . . . The congestion pricing zone encompasses Manhattan south of 60th Street, excluding vehicles that remain on the FDR Drive or the West Side Highway Vehicles entering this zone pay $9, with higher fees for trucks and reduced rates for travel outside of rush hour
How Congestion Pricing Will Benefit New York City Source: Congestion Pricing Tracker Just a month after congestion pricing launched, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) reported that 1 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan’s most congested zone This reduction led to travel time improvements of 10% to 30% on all Hudson and East River crossings, and faster, more