NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – In its second week, Manhattan’s new congestion pricing toll reduced weekday traffic by an average of 4.6%, according to MTA data.
In the first two weeks after congestion pricing rolled out on Jan. 5, traffic entering Manhattan on the weekdays has dropped by 6% compared to baseline numbers for January weekdays.
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In the week of Jan. 6, weekday traffic fell by 7.5%, or an average of over 43,700 vehicles per day. The week after also showed less congestion, with an average of 26,619 fewer cars traveling into the Central Business District each day.
The CBD data includes drivers on the FDR Drive and West Side Highway who are not tolled…