Reduce Congestion

According to the Partnership for New York City, congestion costs families and businesses $20 billion in lost time, poor health, wasted fuel, and wear and tear. Congestion also gets in the way of emergency responders, people with disabilities, and bus service. Congestion pricing will reduce traffic and make car and truck trips quicker and easier, getting folks to their destinations faster and more efficiently.

Fix Our Transit System

The MTA network is a trillion dollar asset but has suffered decades of deferred maintenance. Congestion pricing will raise essential revenue to make transit service more reliable and accessible. Congestion pricing will fund the kinds of upgrades that make everyone’s commutes better, like more accessible stations, faster and more efficient trains and more electric buses.

Improve Air Quality Address Effects of Climate Change

Transportation is the state’s second largest source of emissions and cars stuck in traffic create more pollution as they accelerate and decelerate through congestion. New York has bold climate goals, and programs like congestion pricing are essential if we want to meet those goals. As the effects of climate change become more extreme, it will be essential to have an efficient and well-maintained public transportation system. Traffic pollution also harms public health, reducing air quality and increasing asthma rates in our most vulnerable populations. Not only will congestion pricing reduce traffic pollution, it will provide dedicated funding for clean air projects, including truck and bus electrification and asthma centers in communities most impacted by pollution.