Lower outer borough bridge tolls and money for roads and bridges were in an earlier plan proposed by Move NY, a grass - roots campaign, as a way to garner broader support by distributing the costs and benefits of congestion pricing more equitably across the city. (nytimes.com)
Torbjorn Heierson, a regional director for the Swedish Association of Road Transport Companies, which represents the hauling industry, said that he has come to see the benefits of congestion pricing. (nytimes.com)
Without one, the benefit of congestion pricing — faster travel speeds and revenue raised for transit — shrinks by 60 % to 75 %, an analysis by transportation economist Charles Komanoff found. (crainsnewyork.com)