New York City Congestion Toll OK'd For Part Of Manhattan

Source: International Business Times

A new congestion toll will seek to alleviate traffic and pollution in Manhattan AFP Traveling in New York is already costly, but it just got worse: transit authorities have approved a controversial $15 toll, set to take effect in mid-June, for motorists entering the busiest part of Manhattan. The board of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday voted 11-1 to impose the toll, which is aimed at encouraging the use of public transport and alleviating traffic in midtown and lower Manhattan, thereby reducing pollution. The fee will be a first in an American city, and is similar to existing schemes in London, Stockholm and Singapore.