congestion pricing

Congestion pricing charges vehicles for entering a defined zone or road during high-demand periods, using price to manage traffic and typically funding transit with the revenue. New York became the first U.S. city to implement a cordon program.

PRICED ZONE peak-hour charge to enter$$$$ DENSER OUTSIDE LIGHTER INSIDE
A charge to drive into the core during peak hours prices the scarce road space, thinning traffic inside the cordon. Live in London, Stockholm, and Manhattan.
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