Congestion pricing still amazing
2025-03-21 16:09:42.733171+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Sam Deutsch: Congestion Pricing is a Policy Miracle
As you can see in the above chart, median trip times are down significantly, meaning that buses can go faster. However, the most interesting aspect of the above chart is the “P90” savings: P90 is the 90th percentile trip (basically the bus rides from hell that get caught in horrible traffic). These trip times are down even more drastically, reflecting the increased reliability of bus rides and shaving off the long tail of major delays. And it’s not just the MTA - buses in New Jersey are seeing significantly faster travel times, here’s quote from the CEO of Boxcar, a private bus company in New Jersey.
Via Doug Gordon, who notes:
Amazing. It seems like every day we learn about a new miracle stemming from congestion pricing.