Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Congestion Pricing

Cure for Stockholm’s Traffic Syndrome

By Aaron Naparstek | | No Comments
On January 3rd, Stockholm, Sweden became the latest major world city to begin managing and controlling motor vehicle traffic with congestion charging, an automated system that charges motorists a fee to drive into the most gridlocked sections of the city center. The fee varies depending on the time of day and level of traffic congestion. […]

We don’t pay to drive…. ANYWHERE

By Aaron Naparstek | | 8 Comments
When London set up its congestion charging system in 2002, the city purposely decided to allow very few exemptions from the fee. Whether you are an elected member of Parliament, an off-duty police officer, or the head of Transport for London, it doesn’t matter. You are still paying £8 ($14) if you want to drive […]