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NYC Congestion Toll Cuts Manhattan Gridlock by 25%, RPA Reports

Congestion Relief Zone signage on Park Avenue in New York.

Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Takeaways by Bloomberg AI

New York City’s congestion pricing toll has cut Manhattan traffic delays by 25% and reduced gridlock in nearby New Jersey counties by as much as 14%, undercutting fears the policy would worsen traffic outside the city, a new report from the Regional Plan Association shows.

Time lost due to traffic in Manhattan fell 28% from Jan. 5, when the toll launched, through April 26, with congestion pricing accounting for a quarter of that drop, according to the report, which was released Wednesday.