Feb 15, 2024 · Boston City Council is set to explore the possibility of implementing a congestion pricing system and the impacts it could have on residents. Congestion pricing is a method of reducing...

Feb 18, 2024 · Members of the Boston City Council are weighing the potential of congestion pricing as a means to reduce traffic and improve the quality of life for people who live in the Massachusetts...

Feb 10, 2023 · Congestion pricing, at its simplest, aims to discourage car usage by installing tolls in heavily congested areas, increasing the price of tolling fees during times of high congestion, and...

Jan 21, 2025 · Boston-area drivers spend a lot of time in traffic. Now after a controversial traffic plan in New York City saw immediate results, the question is — could congestion pricing be just down the road? The average Boston driver wastes around 79 hours a year in traffic, according to the INRIX 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard.

Jan 16, 2025 · Many view congestion pricing in Boston as a potential panacea for resolving what amounts to the fourth worst traffic problem in the world. “We’re looking very closely at what New York City is...

Mar 13, 2024 · Massachusetts drivers already pay an extremely high price for the congestion they create. INRIX, a transportation data company, estimates that the average driver in the Boston region wastes 134 unpaid hours every year stuck in traffic.

Apr 10, 2024 · According to a study commissioned by New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the pricing measures should lower congestion by about 17 percent and raise a projected $1 billion for public transportation.

Feb 14, 2024 · City councilors are considering an action Wednesday that could help alleviate some of those struggles through congestion pricing. Massachusetts drivers spend roughly 40 peak hours in urban-area traffic congestion every year, …

Feb 14, 2024 · The City Council plans to debate bringing congestion pricing to Boston, a policy long kicked around at the state level that would charge drivers higher fees with the aim of reducing traffic...

Jul 9, 2024 · The collapse of congestion pricing in New York City did not deter the Boston City Council from exploring the idea, or advocates from touting their perceived benefits of a new fee for drivers...