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In January, the new York City’s long planned traffic jam price program finally began to collect payments. After the leader of a handuc in the world – London, Stockholm, Milan, Singapore – The most part of the “Central Business District” in Lower Manhattay must now pay $ 9.
Donald Trump is a long-term critic of a program that increases billions of billions to reduce the primarily and emissions spouting traffic in America and financing infrastructure. Administration is currently locked on a Court battle by the legality of payment by the city’s submarine transportation body.
Trump was not alone in skepticism. New Jersey’s New Jersey’s Democratic Governor of New Jersey, a new York commuter, Phil Murphy also protested the program in the court. And although the voting have improved Since the beginning, the public opinion was first suspicious to convince the Governor of New York Kathy Hochul to carry out after the presidential election.
Again, most evidence, most evidence, the reduction of traffic in the manhattan or public transport system, shows that it is extremely successful in reducing the traffic that needs more than relatively negative results.
Several pointers offer a constant decrease in the gutter zone and around the clog. MTA Information In March, it shows a 13 percent decrease in the central workplace, a historic average, and more than 13 percent of vehicles moving through traffic bridges and tunnels. This is supported by analytical company’s data, which shows minimal changes in the manhattan bridges on the edge of the zone.
On the financing side, MTA invested in projects, including $ 500 million, signal elevators and one-line extensions, which grow in a large bond issue of securities this year. These will increase the accessibility and efficiency of transport in the long period.
Google researchers with the latest work documents from economists, the Google Maps drawn similar results of the information of the traffic trends. Not negatively affected local roads, they noted that the speed increases in the zone and inside. Critics were concerned on neighboring communities on the “Spillover effects”, but researchers saw the total benefit of most of these areas. Freer flowing bridges and tunnels also mean less interfering with local traffic.
During the peak hours, the information increased the bus speeds compared to the same period last year, which was reduced to the outside. This offers shorter response times for emergency vehicles inside the zone, which is also supported by the data of the New York City fire extinguisher.
Deputies were also worried about local enterprises. However, the New York City Economic Development Corporation announced in 2024 in 2025 in the zone of 3.1 percent in 2025 in the zone of 3.1 percent.
Probably, the most important thing is that injuries and deaths have fallen sharply inside the zone of crashes for pedestrians and cyclists information Chekpeds from the non-profit group.
Any payment intends to raise questions about suitable for regular employees – a central critique of some deputies. In a January letter, Murphy called “a disaster for a disaster and middle class fame” for direction. Again, even before paying, just 11 percent of the commuters He traveled by the car to the Central Job region. This kind of travel, of course, has never been free: drivers spend money on gasoline and car operation and sitting in manhattan traffic.
However, while controversing over the prices of the gutter, it began as a fight on politics, under the Trump, this ideological war. The evidence of the success of the program should not be important in a presidential president based on drivers in public transport. However, the benefits became clearer, public support began to make the easiest money to protect local politicians.
Hochul is an instance. After criticizing the payment for the public last year, he is now a violent defender. During the latest hours Cooled The Department of Transportation was be responsible Social media: “(TOLL) cameras continue.”
