Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
NYC Congestion Pricing Toll Starts in Manhattan Below 60th Street
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityColumbus Circle, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10107, United States
Starts 01/05/2025 5:00AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoStated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[1][2][3][5], 4 Jan 2025): the program "goes into effect this Sunday, Jan. 5, at midnight"; NY1^[4]/AP (3 Mar 2026) confirm it "took effect on Jan. 5, 2025". The end is the operative clause of the MTA board's phase-in: initial rates apply "in 2025, 2026, and 2027", and "From 2028 to 2030" the toll is $12.
Most drivers entering Manhattan at or below 60th Street now pay a $9 peak toll with E-ZPass ($2.25 overnight), the first congestion pricing program in the United States. The MTA expects the toll to provide $15 billion for transit upgrades.
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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
Manhattan Congestion Toll Rises to $12
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityColumbus Circle, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10107, United States
01/01/2028 - 12/31/2030ESTIMATED 68% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsEstimated from the MTA board's schedule (mta.info^[1][2], 18 Nov 2024): "From 2028 to 2030, the rates will stand at 80% of the initially approved rates – $12 for automobiles during peak times and $3 overnight. The full undiscounted rates will begin in 2031." No day is given, so the period takes the first day of 2028 and ends at the start of 2031.
The Congestion Relief Zone's peak toll for cars with E-ZPass rises from $9 to $12 ($3 overnight) as the MTA's phase-in moves to 80% of the originally approved rates, where it stays through 2030.
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Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
MTA's $68.4BN 2025-2029 Capital Plan Gets Final Approval
2 Broadway, Manhattan, New York, NY, USAMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 06/18/2025CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the MTA's^[3] 2025-2029 Capital Plan has been approved so quickly by the CPRB".
New York's MTA won final approval for a record $68.4 billion five-year capital plan aimed at modernizing the aging subway, from new train cars to next-generation train control.
$68.4B
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Elizabeth Line's Tottenham Court Road Station Opens
Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth Line Station, London, UKTransport for London
Starts 05/24/2022CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE4.3 years agoConfirmed against contemporary reporting on the central section's opening. Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The Elizabeth line opened on Tuesday 24 May 2022".
London's £18.9BN Elizabeth Line opens through central London, bringing its new Tottenham Court Road station into service after years of Crossrail tunnelling and delay.
£18.9B
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
The Portal Brings Caltrain Into the Salesforce Transit Center
425 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105Transbay Joint Powers Authority
Starts 12/31/2035DELAYED9 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 9.3 yearsTJPA's^[1] project page gives an "anticipated revenue service date of 2035, funding dependent", a year rather than a day, so it sits at the end of that year.
The Portal takes Caltrain, and later California High-Speed Rail, underground from Fourth and King into the train box already built beneath the Salesforce Transit Center, with a new underground station at Fourth and Townsend. TJPA's July 2025 indicative estimate put the capital cost at about $7.57 billion, of which the federal government has pledged $3.38 billion.
$7.6B
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Second Avenue Subway Phase One Opens as World's Priciest Subway
2nd Ave & E 96th St, Manhattan, New York
Starts 01/01/2017CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE9.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first phase of this new line, with three new stations on Manhattan's Upper East Side, opened on January 1, 2017."
New York opened the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway, a century-delayed project that became the world's most expensive subway on a per-mile basis.
$4.45
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Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Trump Administration Revokes Federal Approval of NYC Congestion Pricing
United States Department of Transportation1200, New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Navy Yard, Ward 8, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003, United States
Starts 02/19/2025 6:01PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm by Gov. Hochul (governor.ny.gov^[1], 19 Feb 2025): "At 1:01 p.m. today, The U.S. Department of Transportation emailed us a letter from Secretary Duffy, announcing their attempt to end the congestion pricing program" (13:01 EST = 18:01Z).
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withdrew the Federal Highway Administration's approval of Manhattan's $9 congestion toll in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul; the MTA sued in federal court the same afternoon.
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
NYC Targets 2030s for the Interborough Express
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, USAMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 12/31/2033ESTIMATED 66% CONFIDENCEin 7.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "officials said they expect the first trains to run in the 2030s."
The MTA is pushing ahead on a new light rail line linking Brooklyn and Queens via a freight corridor that has never had passenger subway service.
$5.5B
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Scarborough Subway Extension Opens on Line 2
Scarborough Centre, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMetrolinx
Starts 12/31/2033DELAYED3 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 7.3 yearsThe article says "reports suggest the project may not open until 2033", a year with no fixed day, so the pin sits at the end of 2033.^[1]
The 7.8-kilometre extension carries Line 2 Bloor-Danforth east from Kennedy station to three new stops - Lawrence and McCowan, Scarborough Centre and a terminal at McCowan and Sheppard - replacing the Line 3 RT shut in 2023, and is projected to carry about 105,000 trips a day. Infrastructure Ontario values the stations, rail and systems contract alone at $5.7 billion.
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Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Ontario Line Under Construction
East Harbour, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMetrolinx
Starts 12/31/2031ESTIMATED 67% CONFIDENCEin 5.3 yearsA target, per the source^[1]: "2031 remains a target opening date," though Metrolinx's own CEO says the line may open later, in the "early 2030s."
Toronto's Ontario Line, a new subway line meant to relieve one of North America's most congested cities, is under construction with its budget already well past the original estimate.
C$70B
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Empire State Development Opens the Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
Moynihan Train Hall, 421 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001, USAEmpire State Development
Starts 01/01/2021CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoSOM's own project announcement states the Moynihan Train Hall "opens January 1" (2021), corroborated by New York YIMBY's coverage of the public opening that day.^[1]
A public-private consortium led by Empire State Development opened the $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall inside the former Farley Post Office, giving Amtrak and LIRR riders a new concourse next to the cramped original Penn Station.
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
CTA Breaks Ground on the Red Line Extension to 130th Street
Future Michigan Avenue station, S Michigan Ave at 116th St, Chicago, IllinoisChicago Transit Authority
Starts 04/24/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE153 days agoCTA's own release is dated April 24, 2026 and describes the groundbreaking as having happened, with "the new extension and stations [...] expected to be completed and in service in 2030".^[1]
The Chicago Transit Authority started building the $5.7 billion, 5.5-mile extension of the Red Line south from 95th/Dan Ryan, with a ceremony at the site of the future Michigan Avenue station. Four new accessible stations near 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue and 130th Street will bring rapid transit to the Far South Side for the first time.
$5.7B
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Stated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[1][3][4]): "On September 30, 2025, the MTA Board approved the following changes to fares, tolls, and ticketing policies. These changes take effect on January 4, 2026."

Start: Jan 4, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

NYC Subway and Bus Fare Rises to $3 as OMNY Replaces the MetroCard

The base subway, local bus and Access-A-Ride fare rose 10 cents to $3 and the express bus fare to $7.25, while OMNY's weekly fare cap of $35 became permanent in place of MetroCard unlimited passes.

The MTA board approved the increases on 30 September 2025 by 11-0 with two abstentions, timed to the full rollout of tap-and-ride^[3]
The base fare rose from $2.90 to $3, the reduced fare from $1.45 to $1.50 and the express bus fare from $7 to $7.25^[3]
The 7-day OMNY fare cap became permanent (no more than $35 a week, $17.50 for reduced fare) and MetroCard 7-day, 30-day and Express Bus Plus passes retired; express bus riders are capped at $67 a week^[3]
The MTA said an inflation-matched fare would have been $3.14^[3]
The increase had been budgeted for March 2025 and was delayed to January 2026 to align with tap-and-go^[1]
MetroCard sales and distribution ended on 31 December 2025^[4]
The OMNY card fee rises to $2 when the MetroCard is no longer accepted for fare payment later in 2026^[1]
LIRR and Metro-North fares rose by up to 4.5% on average, with monthly tickets capped at $500^[3]; bridge and tunnel tolls rose too^[2]

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mta.info/fares-tolls/2025-changes
mta.info· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jan 4, 2026 ✓· 58% of score
Stated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[3][4]): "On September 30, 2025, the MTA Board approved the following changes to fares, tolls, and ticketing policies. These changes take effect on January 4, 2026."
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Happy New Year! A series of transit fare hikes take effect this weekend
nbcnewyork.com· Published Jan 2, 2026· 21% of score
Reports the fare and toll increases taking effect on Sunday, January 4.^[1]
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MTA Board Adopts Fare and Toll Increases to Take Effect January 2026
mta.info· Published Sep 30, 2025· 14% of score
The board vote, the new fares and the OMNY fare-capping policy.^[1]
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MTA to Sunset MetroCard Sales at End of the Year
mta.info· Published Mar 19, 2025· 7% of score
MetroCard sales and distribution end on December 31, 2025, as tap-and-go replaces the swipe system.^[1]

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Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
NYC Congestion Pricing Toll Starts in Manhattan Below 60th Street
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityColumbus Circle, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10107, United States
Starts 01/05/2025 5:00AMCONFIRMED 85% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoStated as firm by the MTA (mta.info^[1][2][3][5], 4 Jan 2025): the program "goes into effect this Sunday, Jan. 5, at midnight"; NY1^[4]/AP (3 Mar 2026) confirm it "took effect on Jan. 5, 2025". The end is the operative clause of the MTA board's phase-in: initial rates apply "in 2025, 2026, and 2027", and "From 2028 to 2030" the toll is $12.
Most drivers entering Manhattan at or below 60th Street now pay a $9 peak toll with E-ZPass ($2.25 overnight), the first congestion pricing program in the United States. The MTA expects the toll to provide $15 billion for transit upgrades.
0.68
Transport09/24/2026@CityDesk
Manhattan Congestion Toll Rises to $12
Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityColumbus Circle, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10107, United States
01/01/2028 - 12/31/2030ESTIMATED 68% CONFIDENCEin 1.3 yearsEstimated from the MTA board's schedule (mta.info^[1][2], 18 Nov 2024): "From 2028 to 2030, the rates will stand at 80% of the initially approved rates – $12 for automobiles during peak times and $3 overnight. The full undiscounted rates will begin in 2031." No day is given, so the period takes the first day of 2028 and ends at the start of 2031.
The Congestion Relief Zone's peak toll for cars with E-ZPass rises from $9 to $12 ($3 overnight) as the MTA's phase-in moves to 80% of the originally approved rates, where it stays through 2030.
0.66
Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
MTA's $68.4BN 2025-2029 Capital Plan Gets Final Approval
2 Broadway, Manhattan, New York, NY, USAMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 06/18/2025CONFIRMED 84% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the MTA's^[3] 2025-2029 Capital Plan has been approved so quickly by the CPRB".
New York's MTA won final approval for a record $68.4 billion five-year capital plan aimed at modernizing the aging subway, from new train cars to next-generation train control.
$68.4B
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Elizabeth Line's Tottenham Court Road Station Opens
Tottenham Court Road Elizabeth Line Station, London, UKTransport for London
Starts 05/24/2022CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE4.3 years agoConfirmed against contemporary reporting on the central section's opening. Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The Elizabeth line opened on Tuesday 24 May 2022".
London's £18.9BN Elizabeth Line opens through central London, bringing its new Tottenham Court Road station into service after years of Crossrail tunnelling and delay.
£18.9B
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
The Portal Brings Caltrain Into the Salesforce Transit Center
425 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105Transbay Joint Powers Authority
Starts 12/31/2035DELAYED9 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 9.3 yearsTJPA's^[1] project page gives an "anticipated revenue service date of 2035, funding dependent", a year rather than a day, so it sits at the end of that year.
The Portal takes Caltrain, and later California High-Speed Rail, underground from Fourth and King into the train box already built beneath the Salesforce Transit Center, with a new underground station at Fourth and Townsend. TJPA's July 2025 indicative estimate put the capital cost at about $7.57 billion, of which the federal government has pledged $3.38 billion.
$7.6B
0.62
Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Second Avenue Subway Phase One Opens as World's Priciest Subway
2nd Ave & E 96th St, Manhattan, New York
Starts 01/01/2017CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE9.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The first phase of this new line, with three new stations on Manhattan's Upper East Side, opened on January 1, 2017."
New York opened the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway, a century-delayed project that became the world's most expensive subway on a per-mile basis.
$4.45
0.62
Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk
Trump Administration Revokes Federal Approval of NYC Congestion Pricing
United States Department of Transportation1200, New Jersey Avenue Southeast, Navy Yard, Ward 8, Washington, District of Columbia, 20003, United States
Starts 02/19/2025 6:01PMCONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.6 years agoStated as firm by Gov. Hochul (governor.ny.gov^[1], 19 Feb 2025): "At 1:01 p.m. today, The U.S. Department of Transportation emailed us a letter from Secretary Duffy, announcing their attempt to end the congestion pricing program" (13:01 EST = 18:01Z).
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy withdrew the Federal Highway Administration's approval of Manhattan's $9 congestion toll in a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul; the MTA sued in federal court the same afternoon.
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Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
NYC Targets 2030s for the Interborough Express
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, USAMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Starts 12/31/2033ESTIMATED 66% CONFIDENCEin 7.3 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "officials said they expect the first trains to run in the 2030s."
The MTA is pushing ahead on a new light rail line linking Brooklyn and Queens via a freight corridor that has never had passenger subway service.
$5.5B
0.61
Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Scarborough Subway Extension Opens on Line 2
Scarborough Centre, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMetrolinx
Starts 12/31/2033DELAYED3 years late40% CONFIDENCEin 7.3 yearsThe article says "reports suggest the project may not open until 2033", a year with no fixed day, so the pin sits at the end of 2033.^[1]
The 7.8-kilometre extension carries Line 2 Bloor-Danforth east from Kennedy station to three new stops - Lawrence and McCowan, Scarborough Centre and a terminal at McCowan and Sheppard - replacing the Line 3 RT shut in 2023, and is projected to carry about 105,000 trips a day. Infrastructure Ontario values the stations, rail and systems contract alone at $5.7 billion.
0.60
Transport09/14/2026@BuildDesk
Ontario Line Under Construction
East Harbour, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMetrolinx
Starts 12/31/2031ESTIMATED 67% CONFIDENCEin 5.3 yearsA target, per the source^[1]: "2031 remains a target opening date," though Metrolinx's own CEO says the line may open later, in the "early 2030s."
Toronto's Ontario Line, a new subway line meant to relieve one of North America's most congested cities, is under construction with its budget already well past the original estimate.
C$70B
0.60
Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Empire State Development Opens the Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station
Moynihan Train Hall, 421 8th Ave, New York, NY 10001, USAEmpire State Development
Starts 01/01/2021CONFIRMED 87% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoSOM's own project announcement states the Moynihan Train Hall "opens January 1" (2021), corroborated by New York YIMBY's coverage of the public opening that day.^[1]
A public-private consortium led by Empire State Development opened the $1.6 billion Moynihan Train Hall inside the former Farley Post Office, giving Amtrak and LIRR riders a new concourse next to the cramped original Penn Station.
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Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk
CTA Breaks Ground on the Red Line Extension to 130th Street
Future Michigan Avenue station, S Michigan Ave at 116th St, Chicago, IllinoisChicago Transit Authority
Starts 04/24/2026CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE153 days agoCTA's own release is dated April 24, 2026 and describes the groundbreaking as having happened, with "the new extension and stations [...] expected to be completed and in service in 2030".^[1]
The Chicago Transit Authority started building the $5.7 billion, 5.5-mile extension of the Red Line south from 95th/Dan Ryan, with a ceremony at the site of the future Michigan Avenue station. Four new accessible stations near 103rd Street, 111th Street, Michigan Avenue and 130th Street will bring rapid transit to the Far South Side for the first time.
$5.7B
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