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Komanoff: Data Show Fewer Trucks in the So. Bronx After Congestion Pricing
['Charles Komanoff', 'Sophia Lebowitz', 'Ydanis Rodriguez', 'Betsy Plum', 'Ben Furnas', 'Gersh Kuntzman', 'Nolan Hicks']
Streetsblog New York City
Truck traffic, of course, is the heart of darkness on urban streets — its tailpipe emissions, tire and brake abrasion, and sheer bulk sicken and kill.
But congestion pricing, which began on Jan. 5, has been good news for the beaten-up neighborhoods.
Lest that feel trivial, consider that the other nine crossings combined are experiencing a 2.6-percent increase in truck volumes so far this year.
The latest data follow my Sept. 8 post (with data scientist Todd Schneider) that relied on travel speed data from over 30,000 Uber trips in Mott Haven and Port Morris.
Make no mistake: a century of dumping on the Bronx need to be rectified, but the growing body of evidence shows that congestion pricing isn't making it worse.
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