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NYC congestion pricing speeds up ambulances, study finds · 1 source tracked

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A new working paper from NBER suggests that New York City's congestion pricing program has led to significant improvements in emergency medical service (EMS) response times. The study found that total EMS travel time within the congestion relief zone decreased by approximately 5% to 6%, translating to 63-70 seconds saved per incident. These time savings, particularly in transporting patients to hospitals, are linked to improved survival rates for severe medical emergencies, offering substantial economic and life-saving benefits that were not a primary focus of the congestion pricing debate. AI

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NYC congestion pricing speeds up ambulances, study finds · 1 source tracked

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Catherina Gioino ·

    ‘Even shaving one minute off an EMT trip for severe cases can generate huge economic benefits.’ Well, New York’s congestion pricing did just that

    Ambulances were 6% faster when traveling through the congestion pricing zone, bringing people to care all the faster in an arena when every second counts.

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