@TheOverheadWire That House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is so important. Will be following them closely now. Thinking about #congestionpricing and its unexpected effect of saving lives and reducing injuries, forgetting everything else, one should want to keep it just for that.

Anecdotal and numeric evidence is also starting to emerge that #congestionpricing has caused significant reductions in car traffic *outside* #Manhattan, including in the #Bronx.

(The Bronx was frequently used by concern trolls suddenly worried that the poors might suffer from worse air pollution, based on an erroneous assumption that traffic would *increase* outside the congestion relief zone.)

"The Trump administration has ordered New York City to end its #CongestionPricing program by 21 March.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which is responsible for public transportation in the #NewYorkCity metropolitan area, and a New York bridge authority have filed suit to block the administration’s action."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/26/trump-nyc-congestion-pricing

The Money Speaks:

"New York’s #CongestionPricing plan raised $48.6 million in tolls during its first month, a strong start for the program that exceeded expectations and kept it on track to raise billions of dollars for the region’s decaying mass transit system."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/nyregion/nyc-congestion-pricing-revenue-mta.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU4.-FvG.bgHfnU5hT3go&smid=url-share

A sign that says “come and take it” being held by a congestion pricing supporter at Times Square

There is a silhouette of some traffic cameras! #CongestionPricing

"Although #CongestionPricing was incredibly unpopular during its long gestation, a majority of New Yorkers now support the program. In early February, six of 10 New Yorkers said that they thought Trump should keep the program and not kill it, according to a Morning Consult poll.

That matches a pattern seen in other cities that adopt congestion pricing, where most voters hate the program until they see that it successfully improves travel times and reduces traffic. "

https://heatmap.news/politics/trump-congestion-pricing

The fossil-fuel besotted Trump admin is trying to pull the plug on #CongestionPricing.

"Not long after the move to end the program, Mr. Trump posted on social media "CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!"

"We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. The MTA has initiated legal proceedings in the Southern District of New York to preserve this critical program. We'll see you in court," Hochul said."

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-congestion-pricing-halted/

A million cars have disappeared: What #NYC is like after one month of congestion pricing

"#CongestionPricing began on January 5. One month in, traffic is down, public buses are faster, and transit ridership is up.

[A caller to a radio show says] his wife has seen fewer delays every day. “She’s getting home earlier every night,” he said. “I mean, we love it.” "

https://www.fastcompany.com/91272434/a-million-cars-have-disappeared-what-nyc-is-like-after-one-month-of-congestion-pricing

(The million fewer cars is counted over a month).

2/n More unsolicited observations on #buses since #congestionpricing

1. Per article linked above, MTA express bus ridership is up 21%.
2. Our private Trailways bus from #UlsterCountyNY to #nyc was completely sold out *and* on-time Tuesday morning.
3. Boxcar, the free market solution to #NJTransit, is now working with a second charter operator. Guess they can't get enough buses.
4. #NYWaterway, another private operator, has supplemented its school bus fleet with large Volvo coaches.