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New York's congestion pricing cuts Manhattan traffic 11 percent in first year
The program that New York bet could untangle Manhattan traffic is delivering fewer vehicles, modestly faster buses, and revenue for transit projects; first-year studies did not find a clear air-quality effect.
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