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It charges people for the privilege of driving their car into the densest part of the largest city in the country. They could take all the money and burn it, and it still would have been worth doing.

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As far as I can tell, no money goes to improving transit between New Jersey and New York

Perhaps that will change when the price goes up in a few years, assuming Phil Murphy gives up on frivolous lawsuits and asking the president to stick his nose in.

The price is going up this year to sprint back to $20 which is what it should cost if not for all the whining from non-residents of Manhattan.

I think that was because NJ rejected the revenue deal as they pushed back against congestion pricing.

For example: https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/12/18/nj-refusing-generous-...

My hope is this will change as NJ accepts the outcome and benefits from it too.

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