What can New York’s congestion pricing plan take from successful ones in other cities? awalkerinLA reports on how Governor Hochul has the opportunity to establish a precedent-setting policy that transforms U.S. urban transportation
What can New York’s plan take from the success of other cities like London? Photo-Illustration: Curbed. Photo: Andrea Baldo/LightRocket via Getty Images When Governor Kathy Hochul was sworn in Tuesday just after midnight, water was still pooled in the subway stations from the MTA’s second catastrophic flooding in as many months. It was emblematic in so many ways of the transportation crisis she was inheriting.
If the stated goal for New York City is to improve transit service, there will inevitably be pitfalls along the way. Fortunately for New York, a few other big cities have gone first, and we can learn from their experiences. For example, the program works much better if launched alongside complementary multimodal changes on the ground.
Agency budget concerns might prioritize funding MTA’s capital plan, but real-time data can tabulate how much money is coming in — proving that transit service is getting better and showing that fewer cars are entering Manhattan, thereby winning over more public support, says Ecola. “London started doing a very detailed annual monitoring report with very specific goals set out and ways to determine if meeting those goals can track progress over time.
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