After five years of debate, legal battles, false starts and logistical challenges, congestion pricing finally became a reality in New York at the stroke of midnight Sunday.
The MTA’s first-in-the-nation tolling program now charges all motorists heading into areas of Manhattan south of 60th Street a $9 toll, with lesser rates charged during off-peak hours. Congestion pricing went live after surviving several last-minute legal challenges from the suburbs, including lawsuits from New York and New Jersey elected officials and several unions who opposed the program.
