In 2022, New York projected that the charges would reduce traffic, enhance air quality and increase transit usage by 1% to 2%
New Jersey sued New York City for its ambitious congestion pricing plan that will impose tolls on vehicles entering downtown Manhattan starting early next year.
The lawsuit argues that the tolls are unjust to neighboring state residents, and New Jersey, in particular, will be negatively impacted.
It says many drivers may enter the state by a different route to avoid the tolls, which will cause additional traffic, environmental damage, and a rise in travel costs for the 400,000 New Jersey residents who commute to Manhattan every day.
It will also not receive money from New Yorkers entering New Jersey.
In 2022, New York projected that the charges would reduce traffic, enhance air quality and increase transit usage by 1% to 2%.
Though other U.S. cities have not yet adopted congestion pricing, Stockholm, London and Singapore have had similar measures for years.