New York City set to implement controversial plan to reduce traffic with congestion pricing

Beginning Sunday, New York City will implement a first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan designed to reduce traffic and pay for transit improvements. Ali Bauman has more details.

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Congestion pricing begins in New York City

New York City's first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan has gone into effect. CBS News reporter Elijah Westbrook has more.
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London is Europe’s most congested city, with drivers sat in traffic an average 101 hours last year

The capital beats Paris and Dublin, in second and third place, as traffic congestion gets consistently worse. Much like its gridlocked traffic, London’s position as the most congested city in ...
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New York first US city to have congestion charge

The scheme has faced resistance, including from President-elect Donald Trump.
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New York becomes first US city to introduce congestion charging

Plan to ease traffic faced years of challenges and opponents want incoming Trump administration to block it
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Congestion pricing is a New York idea.

A Columbia University economist, William Vickrey, proposed charging varying tolls for roads and subways in the 1950s.
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Congestion Pricing Has Begun in New York City. Here’s How It Works.

The tolling program, the first of its kind in the nation, will charge most drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak hours a $9 fee.
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New York becomes the first U.S. city with a congestion charge despite opposition

Motorists entering Manhattan’s busiest neighborhoods will now have to pay up to $9 in congestion charges, as New York City’s first-in-the-nation Congestion Relief Zone officially launched Sunday.
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Judge Rejects New Jersey’s Bid to Halt Congestion Pricing

Starting Sunday, most drivers who enter Manhattan south of 60th Street during peak travel times will be charged a $9 fee.
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New Jersey Asks Judge to Delay Congestion Pricing Plan

The state had sued to stop New York’s plan to charge motorists entering Manhattan’s busiest roadways. Late Tuesday night, lawyers requested a temporary restraining order.
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New York City set to implement controversial plan to reduce traffic with congestion pricing

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