A new web tool, the Congestion Pricing Tracker, uses real-time Google Maps data to analyze the impact of New York City's congestion pricing scheme on traffic times. Early results suggest the toll is having a positive effect, reducing commute times for many drivers.
Now that New York City has finally flipped the switch on congestion pricing, the big question is: Will it work? And if so, how well? To find out, all eyes turned to an unassuming new web tool called the Congestion Pricing Tracker. The brainchild of two college-age brothers, the tracker uses real-time traffic data from Google Maps to calculate traffic times for chosen routes and days.
At the same time, the tracker launched — and almost immediately, you could find it linked in social media posts from transportation advocates who were thrilled to watch in real time as fewer cars seemed to be entering the congestion zone. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority , which was overseeing congestion pricing, wasn’t scheduled to release its own preliminary traffic figures for a couple of weeks. Many people wanted data now, and the brother’s tracker helped meet the demand.
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