EDF Living Cities Program: Analysis of Congestion Pricing to reduce traffic in Lower Manhatta

Task: To evaluate the impact of modified pricing policies on Manhattan's congested roadways.

Students are asked to conduct research in three key areas to help this program:

I) Identify alternative pricing mechanisms for roads and bridges coming into Manhattan that would reduce traffic congestion, such as time of day tolling; and assess the potential impacts and benefits of such pricing policies, particularly on the quality of life and health of New York's residents.

II) Research and identify the best available technologies for

implementing congestion pricing policies in Manhattan. And,

III) conduct a comparison of other road pricing policies, such as London's recent efforts to impose fees on motorists driving into the central district.