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.

According to the article, vehicles traveling westbound on the Williamsburg Bridge traveled at a speed 45 percent faster than at the same time last year, and commuters say their daily trips are much shorter. Transit buses also experienced shorter trips, with some routes seeing trips four minutes shorter than before.

The introduction of a $9 congestion fee has resulted in faster speeds on some of the city’s famously snarled streets and fewer commuters on the bridges and tunnels. “The traffic is absolutely less, even during rush hour,

The first workweek of congestion pricing in New York City is wrapping up, with both drivers and pedestrians adjusting to the new $9 toll.