How to Use congestion pricing in a Sentence

congestion pricing

noun
  • But unions say there is plenty of money for yearly raises, thanks to congestion pricing and casinos.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Momentum for the idea grew after congestion pricing began in Manhattan, over concerns that drivers from outside the city would park outside the zone and take the subway in.
    — New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • Charles Komanoff, an economist and traffic modeler who helped create New York’s congestion pricing program, said dynamic pricing for parking could do even more than the tolls did to improve the flow of traffic here.
    — New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • Instead, Millard-Ball suggests congestion pricing, where motorists essentially pay a fee to enter city centers and other potentially congested areas.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Feb. 2019
  • Critics say that Wu, a big Mamdani fan, is attempting to turn Boston into New York by copying New York City’s congestion pricing program.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
  • Long Island voters are already upset with Hochul about Manhattan congestion pricing, and Blakeman is very popular in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • The bill made suggestions, including charging a flexible toll that increases during periods of higher traffic, a strategy known as congestion pricing that has successfully reduced traffic in Manhattan.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
  • Out on Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman called on Hochul to suspend congestion pricing during the strike.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 18 May 2026
  • Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Hochul's opponent in the governor's race, called on her to drop Manhattan congestion pricing tolls during the strike.
    — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 17 May 2026
  • Wu last month released her 2030 climate action plan with aggressive strategies to achieve her carbon neutrality goal, including floating the potential for a congestion pricing system to discourage driving into downtown Boston.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
  • Joshua Schank, a partner at transportation strategic advisory firm InfraStrategies and former chief innovation officer of Metro, said the city should consider easing driving demands with congestion pricing.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • Active traffic management strategies that respond dynamically to conditions have produced travel-time reductions of 20% to 34%, while congestion pricing in the New York region has correlated with meaningful reductions in corridor travel times.
    — Sanjeev Kumar, Forbes.com, 12 Feb. 2026

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