The congestion pricing plan for New York City remains controversial, but for people who actually need to commute into the city, early signs show it may be working out.

Many commuters continue to oppose the new tolling program in New York City even as some drivers and bus riders are spending less time trapped in traffic.

Overall, more than half of all vehicles entering the congestion zone are passenger cars (57%), with an additional third being taxis, or Uber and Lyft rides (36%). Small trucks make up just 4% of the vehicle mix entering the zone, and large trucks are only 0.5%, according to MTA traffic data.

MTA officials say they’ve seen a mountain of early data to back up what many drivers have noticed: much less traffic in the three-plus weeks since congestion pricing began.

President Donald Trump and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul have spoken twice in the past week about ending congestion pricing in New York City, a source familiar with the conversation tells CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer.

Early data from the new congestion pricing project in Manhattan is showing increased vehicle speeds, a boon for bus riders and transit users, and an indication fees to enter the zone below 60th Street are having an impact.

Now after a controversial traffic plan in New York City saw immediate results, the question is – could congestion pricing be just down the road? The average Boston driver wastes around 79 hours a year in traffic, according to the INRIX 2024 Global ...

Quicker trips, fewer traffic jams, and shifts in commuting patterns are becoming more apparent. Here's what MTA officials are saying since congestion pricing has been implemented:

Drive times into Manhattan have dropped dramatically since the institution of New York’s congestion tolling program, according to data released Wednesday by the MTA — with the most

While traffic conditions worsened across much of the U.S. (and the world) in 2024, INRIX reported that overall growth in traffic has slowed. That trend may continue, especially in New York, which recently rolled out congestion pricing in an effort to cut ...

Just a narrow, uneven ribbon of a road, a pothole here, a patched-over pothole there. Street sides are backed up with little mounds of dirty snow. Trees are bare, dried-up yellow weeds stir with the passing breeze, and a garbage bag carelessly crosses the road.

the question is — could congestion pricing be just down the road? The average Boston driver wastes around 79 hours a year in traffic, according to the INRIX 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard.