New Yorkers lose around 117 hours a year in traffic in Lower Manhattan. Now, New York City is turning to congestion tolls—like the ones seen in London and Singapore— to help unclog the roads by charging drivers to enter busy parts of the city. That means you’ll soon have to pay to drive in Manhattan’s Central Business District. But can congestion tolls reduce traffic, and will we see them in other parts of America?

0:00 Congestion tolls
0:57 How congestion zones works
2:40 Congestion tolls can be divisive
3:47 Do congestion tolls work?
5:38 Will congestion tolls expand in America?

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