New Jersey dropped its unsuccessful appeal of a court order that allowed New York’s congestion pricing to start on Jan. 5 and intends to file a new suit against the Federal Highway Administration, attorneys said.

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Scammers posing as toll collectors are sending drivers fake text messages to cash in on New York City congestion pricing, E-ZPass warns.

After years of debate and delays, congestion pricing officially came to New Jersey and New York on Jan. 5. On top of paying the toll to take the Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel and George Washington Bridge, you now have to pay an additional $9 to enter Manhattan below 60th street during peak hours.

NYC’s congestion pricing cuts traffic, emissions, and funds transit. Paired with Europe’s low-emission zones, it’s a blueprint for sustainable, livable cities.

Preliminary data from the first week of New York City's highly debated congestion pricing program shows the country's first plan of its kind is working, officials said.

"Much like taxes on cigarettes, which have done little to extinguish the habit but have generated revenue for related healthcare costs, this surcharge is poised to become a financial crutch rather than a solution,

Now that New York City has finally flipped the switch on congestion pricing, the big question is: Will it work? And if so, how well?

Traffic entering Manhattan below 60th Street dropped by 7.5% in the first week after the start of a controversial $9 toll on driving in that area.

Boston has notoriously bad traffic, but does it have to be that way? Economists, planners, transit advocates, and politicians in Massachusetts are closely monitoring what’s happening in New York, now that congestion pricing has gone into effect.

Early data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority suggests that traffic has dropped around Manhattan’s core.

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