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The RPA @regional_plan has released a report on congestion pricing with recommendations for implementation. In April the state budget included a fee for vehicles entering Manhattan south of 61st Street with the intent of reducing congestion in Manhattan's Central Business district and to raise funds for public transit improvements. East River bridges, the FDR Drive and West Side Highway would be exempt from the toll. Their analysis finds that not only will congestion pricing relieve congestion, but that net revenue (for public transit) will reach $1 billion annually, with time savings worth the equivalent of $1.5 billion a year, not to mention environmental and health impacts. For pricing, the RPA recommends that the congestion fee vary based on the time of day and size of the vehicle. The report's findings show a direct relationship between higher fees in peak traffic times and increased traffic speed. One of the most interesting and sensible recommendations is for two-way tolling, recently enacted at the Verrazzano Bridge. Visit our website (link in bio) for the RPA's specific recommendations and read the full report. #congestionpricing #publictransit #subway #fdrdrive #midtown #manhattan #urbanplanning #transitplanner #nyc #urbanism #brooklybridge #ezpass #nycroads #westsidehighway #brooklyn #rpa #regionalplanassociation #urbanplanning #urbanpolicy #cityplanning #nytransit #nycsubway #nysubway #mtanyc #mta #nycurbanism (at FDR Drive) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2pdW5WnTLE/?igshid=1cg2t6wh9vn99

Should the Verrazzano Bridge have tolls both ways? There is a new push to go back to the days when drivers paid a toll in both directions. Currently, only drivers entering Staten Island from the Verrazzano pay a toll, which has resulted in cars and trucks detouring through Brooklyn and Manhattan to avoid the toll when making the return trip, clogging streets and elevating noise and pollution levels. New legislation introduced by a group of local elected officials seeks to charge tolls on both sides of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. This restructuring of the bridge's toll system would bring $10-$15 million a year to the MTA. #mta #urbanism #statenisland #Verrazzanobridge #Verrazzanonarrows #triborobridgesandtunnels #tbtba #robertmoses #powerbroker #nycroads #nyc #brooklyn #bayridge #sunsetpark #bensonhurst #parkslope #cobblehill #dumbo #brooklynheights #outerrichmond #urbanplanning #civilengineering #nycurbanism (at Staten Island, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw96fNJH10F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ucomrj9l066e

WHAT HAPPENED TO ALL THE TRAFFIC???🤷‍♀️ The original design of the Manhattan approach to the George Washington Bridge, as it looked after opening in 1931. Since then, the construction of the bus terminal, Trans-Manhattan Expressway, Alexander Hamilton Bridge, Cross Bronx Expressway and lower level of the bridge in the early sixties has completely transformed this cross section of Manhattan into an expressway-interchange nightmare. During the first full year of operation in 1932 more than 5.5 million vehicles​ ​crossed the bridge, today over 114 million vehicles make the crossing. #gwb #georgewashingtonbridge #robertmoses #expressway #nycroads #washingtonheights #urbanism #urbanist #urbanphotography (at George Washington Bridge Bus Station)