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freditup | 1 year ago

Note that it was snowy in NYC today, so people were likely dissuaded to drive by other factors than congestion pricing as well. It'll be interesting to see what impact there is as we get further along in the year.

The dashboard is based off of Google Maps travel time data which I'm unsure of the exact accuracy. I imagine the city might also have other more direct metrics that can be used, such as the count of vehicles passing through the tunnels into the congestion zone.

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theamk|1 year ago

Note if you check "unaffected" routes (16 and 18), you'll see they had much smaller changes.

Also, while simple metrics are cool, what commuters really care is how long it took to get from point A to point B, which is what this shows...

kylebenzle|1 year ago

You are correct, steveBK is incorrect.

steveBK123|1 year ago

Right this dashboard won't be meaningful until 3/6/12 months out when any seasonality / weather related effects all average out.

MisterTea|1 year ago

Snowy? That was a light dusting that I cleaned up with a broom.

dleink|1 year ago

I have a flexible commute that sometimes involves driving a car into the zone and if I see snow in the forecast I'll be less likely to be in the city with a car that day.

I love congestion pricing, I will gladly pay $9 if it lowers traffic during peak hours. I also try to plan trips in the offpeak hours anyway. If you leave at 11pm you can get from shea stadium to Philly in an hour forty-five.

johnkpaul|1 year ago

I think it was worse in suburban areas slightly outside of the city, at least on the NJ side. In western Bergen county, I had a bit over 1 inch and had to break out the shovel for the sidewalk.