Congestion pricing takes a toll on South Bronx air quality, report finds
The Bronx just can’t catch a break.
A new analysis published this week by Columbia University researchers found that air quality has worsened in parts of the South Bronx near highways since the MTA’s congestion pricing program went into effect in early 2025.
The pollution uptick in the Boogie Down was predicted four years ago in the transit agency’s environmental review of the Manhattan tolls, which warned that truck traffic in the borough could increase as drivers circumvent the congestion charge.
But the new study, which is still undergoing peer review, shows for the first time that the tolls may be harming some of the city’s poorest communities.
https://gothamist.com/news/congestion-pricing-takes-a-toll-on-south-bronx-air-quality-report-finds
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