Case Study 8: Bloomberg's Folly?
Congestion Pricing in New York City
Mayor Bloomberg on Congestion Pricing (YouTube)
| Congestion pricing is the concept of charging motorists a fee for using a particular stretch of highway, a bridge, or for the use of a particular urban area. It is a market-based traffic management strategy designed to encourage shifting peak period trips to off-peak periods, away from congested facilities, and onto alternative transportation modes. Congestion pricing has been implemented in various cities throughout the world, including Singapore, London, and Stockholm. New York City Mayor Bloomberg recently announced a congestion pricing plan that would charge drivers a fee for entering congested areas of Manhattan during peak travel times in 2030 PlaNYC, a comprehensive sustainability plan for the city's future. New York builds its congestion pricing plan off of cities in other countries that have been successful at reducing road congestion and pollution and increasing transit ridership. |
Photo Courtey of Environmental Defense
| Prepared by Peter Dahlberg, Emma O'Brien, and Nick Zoller for CE 5212. |
Other Readings |
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An informative overview of congestion pricing by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration. |
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PlaNYC 2030 pgs. 88-91 New York City's congestion pricing plan. |
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Road Congestion Pricing in Singapore An in-depth look at a city that has implemented a congestion pricing system. |
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London Congestion Pricing: Implications for Other Cities Analysis of London's congestion pricing system and what other cties can learn from it. |
Photo Courtesy PlaNYC 2030.