For instance, London introduced its congestion charge at a modest £5 in 2003, gradually increasing it to £15 over time. This phased approach allowed Londoners to adapt while providing funding ...

Mark Watts was senior transport adviser to then-London mayor Ken Livingstone when he introduced a congestion charge in the city's centre in 2003. Livingstone was re-elected in 2004.

“We’ve won every time.” Other cities that have implemented congestion pricing programs, including London, Stockholm and Singapore, have used the tolls to cut traffic and vehicle ...

Officials said crosstown traffic is down and travel times through major crossings are faster since the implementation of ...

A few other cities around the world already have congestion pricing systems. London, which implemented ... The city estimates the congestion charge will bring in $500 million in its first year.

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...

Plymouth householders have received letters telling them about plans to bring in a 20mph zone - and the council’s thoughts about congestion charges, a 15-minute city and a ULEZ scheme.

Overall, more than half of all vehicles entering the congestion zone are passenger cars (57%), with an additional third being ...

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a report Monday saying traffic heading into New York City was down, a week after the new congestion pricing plan went into effect. All of the ...

the first day of New York City’s planned congestion pricing program to charge drivers for entering the central business district in Manhattan below 60th Street in New York City. (Adam Gray ...

They tried trolling over congestion tolling. New Jersey tried to buy $500,000 worth of digital anti-congestion pricing ads near local bridges, tunnels and in the new Manhattan toll zone — but ...