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📢 文末扫码进裙，免费领取双语精读讲义 What New York’s congestion charge could teach the rest of America Lighter traffic in some parts of the city is a promising start. Will it continue? The Economist Graphic detail Jan 7th 2025 | 496 words | ★★ ★ ☆☆ SAM SCHWARTZ, better known as Gridlock Sam, unsuccessfully tried to introduce congestion pricing to New York in the 1970s, when he was a city traffic engineer. Some 50 years later, on January 5th this year, the city finally implemented the charge—the first of its kind in America. Congested cities across the country will be taking note. It is too soon to say what effect the pricing will have on New York’s roads, but three charts below offer some clues from the first 24 hours. The scheme is modelled partly on that of London, where since 2003 a daily charge (currently £15, or $19) has reduced the number of cars, improved air quality and funded transit upgrades. New York’s version costs $9 for most drive
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