I looked into how New York’s new congesting pricing scheme could help make subways and trains more resilient before the next extreme weather event hits. Thanks for reading. — Emily Goldberg The streets outside the FT’s office in downtown Manhattan have been conspicuously quiet in the week since New York City’s long-awaited congestion pricing plan went into effect on January 5.

The first congestion pricing plan in the U.S. has begun, charging most drivers $9 a day to enter the lower half of Manhattan. The long-debated plan is projected to raise up to $800 million a year for the city's aging public transit system.