New York Looks to Congestion Pricing to Control Pollution
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-york-looks-to-congestion-pricing-to-control-pollution/
New York is set to become the first city in the country to charge drivers a fee for releasing planet-warming pollution from their cars.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and state lawmakers agreed to a congestion pricing plan in the $175 billion state budget that was finalized Sunday. That means drivers will soon pay more than $10 to enter the busiest parts of Manhattan below 60th Street.