Congestion Pricing is Working – Don’t Let Washington Take It Away
New York’s congestion pricing program is delivering results. Since launching on January 5, commute times are down, transit is improving, and our streets are safer. Businesses are thriving, and New Yorkers are breathing cleaner air. The data proves it:
Holland Tunnel travel times are down 65% during morning rush hour.
Traffic injuries in the congestion relief zone have dropped 50%.
1.5 million more visitors are coming to Manhattan’s business districts than last year, and Broadway ticket sales are up.
What Is Congestion Pricing?
Congestion pricing is a program that was approved in 2019 by New York State to fix the trains and buses, reduce traffic, and help New York meet ambitious climate and environmental goals. By levying a toll on cars that enter Manhattan’s Central Business District below 60th Street - one of the most congested zones in the nation - New Yorkers will get faster, more reliable public transportation and safer, less congested streets.
Congestion pricing is a proven solution to reduce traffic, improve public transit, and create a safer, more livable city. New York State approved the program in 2019, and after years of planning, it launched in January 2025.
By charging a toll on vehicles entering Manhattan’s Central Business District (below 60th Street)—one of the most traffic-choked areas in the country –congestion pricing is delivering real benefits:
Better, more reliable transit: The program funds $15 billion in subway, bus, and rail improvements.
Less traffic, faster commutes: Fewer cars mean shorter travel times for drivers and transit riders alike.
Cleaner air and safer streets: With fewer vehicles on the road, pedestrian and cyclist injuries have dropped, and air quality is improving.
Congestion pricing works – and the data proves it. New Yorkers are already seeing the benefits, and we must protect this program from political interference.
“We can have world-class transit that is fast, reliable, and accessible. Anything less isn’t worthy of the world’s greatest city.”