🚗 Traffic and Transit

Fewer vehicles, greater efficiency, fewer delays.
Ridership is up, and crime is down.

• The number of vehicles entering the Congestion Reduction Zone (CRZ) is ⬇️ 11% as of November.

• Subway ridership through December ⬆️ 7% from last year; now 75% of pre-pandemic levels.

• Transit crime rates are ⬇️ 5.5% from last year and more than 14% from pre-pandemic levels.

• Combined Local, Limited, Select Bus Service (SBS) and Express bus travel speeds within the CRZ is ⬆️ 3% as of November.

• Bus ridership through December ⬆️ 7% from last year; now 64% of pre-pandemic levels.

• Access-a-Ride ridership through December ⬆️ 21% from last year; now 23% greater than pre-pandemic levels.

• LIRR and Metro-North Rail ridership through December was ⬆️ 9% and 6% from last year. Now 80% and 89% of pre-pandemic levels, respectively.

• For-hire vehicle speeds (FHV) declining for years, stabilized as of October.

• Yellow taxi are 7.5% more productive citywide as of October.

• Toll tunnel traffic into the CRZ is ⬇️ 3.1%.

• Remaining regional crossings are flat, with less than 1% growth.

• Delays in Manhattan decreased by 28.4% as of April.

• Delays in the region (outside Manhattan) were ⬇️ 9% as of April.

• Bus commuters are moving nearly 24% faster than in 2024.

🚉 Money Raised, Money Spent

• Dollars raised for transit capital improvements total $365 million as of August and is to reach $548.3 million through December 2025.

• $1.75 billion in newly awarded transit projects funded by congestion pricing will deliver signal upgrades on the A and C lines in Brooklyn and Queens and expand accessibility across the subway system.

• Congestion pricing program revenue funding is also being directed toward new Staten Island Railway cars and power stations and improvements to express bus service.

💰 Economic & Social Impact

More foot traffic, fewer vacancies, stronger businesses.

• Broadway gross revenues for the season to date (as of December 28), are 10.7% higher than at the same point last season.

• Foot traffic within Business Improvement Districts inside the zone increased by 4.8% year over year as of August, compared with a 1.0% increase in business districts elsewhere in the city.

• Storefront vacancy rate within the CRZ fell from 16.4% to 15.5% as of September, even while the citywide average stayed flat.

• Citywide sale tax revenue reached $9.9 billion in January through November 2025.

• Manhattan sales tax revenue is growing faster than neighboring counties.

🌍 Quality of Life

Quieter and healthier streets:

• Traffic noise complaints within the CRZ are ⬇️ 23% as of November.

• Traffic noise complaints outside the CRZ are also down, but only by 13%.

• Illegal parking complaints in the CRZ are ⬇️ 14% as of November 2025.

• Illegal parking complaints outside the CRZ are ⬆️ 17% → Zone reduction opposite of trend in the rest of NYC.

• Citi Bike trips within the CRZ are ⬆️ 5% as of November.

• Citi Bike trips into the CRZ from Brooklyn and Queens are ⬆️ 6%.

• Persons seriously injured in crashes are ⬇️ 8.6% in the CRZ as of November.

• Persons seriously injured outside the CRZ are ⬇️ 1.6% → Zone reduction ~5 times more.

🏛 Politics & Pushback

Challenges continue, but the program stands strong and has been a resounding success.

• Federal challenges continue: The U.S. Department of Transportation attempted to revoke approval, but New York defended the program in court.

• Lawsuits remain: At least a dozen suits were filed in 2025, including from New Jersey officials, but the program remains intact.

• Supporters remain steadfast buoyed by strong evidence that congestion pricing is simply good policy.