While commercial trucks entering Manhattan will be charged depending on the truck size and time of day, there are workarounds.

The program had defied many obstacles over the course of decades. It debuted over the weekend on what seemed to be a successful first day.

I spent nearly 50 years benefitting from the phenomenon of transportation supply creating its own demand. The more lanes we built, the more work there was for us to do. Now I spend most days thinking about how to manage demand. With good intentions, we left a few messes for others to fix.