NYC Transportation Report: Congestion Pricing, Gateway Tunnel, and Major Transit News — March 2026
Also including a special behind-the-scenes look at how the BOMA NY transportation report is written and the major transportation developments shaping New York this month.
By Glenn Waldorf, Bell Environmental Services | BOMA NY Transportation Report | March 2026
Editor’s Note: This month’s BOMA NY Transportation Report begins with something a little different. Before the usual roundup of transportation policy, infrastructure news, and regional developments, the opening pages include a short comic about how the report actually comes together each month. Anyone who curates information in a fast-moving news cycle will recognize the moment when there are simply too many stories to choose from.
Each month Bell Environmental Services prepares The BOMA NY Codes & Regulations Transportation Report and The BOMA NJ Transportation Report, which track major transportation developments affecting the New York metropolitan region and the commercial real estate community.
The report compiles news, policy updates, infrastructure developments, and unusual transportation stories from across the region and beyond. It has become a regular resource for BOMA members who want to stay informed about the forces shaping mobility, infrastructure investment, and urban policy in the New York area. We usually publish two distinct reports, but this month the transportation concerns are so intertwined, there is a single set of content.
From time to time people ask how the report actually gets written.
The honest answer is simple:
📚 a lot of reading
✏️ a lot of editing
😅 and eventually a moment when there are far too many stories competing for attention.
Transportation news moves quickly, and the New York region sits at the center of many of the most important developments in infrastructure, policy, and transit operations. By the time a monthly report comes together there may be dozens of possible stories that could be included.
Some are major policy decisions. Others are operational challenges, infrastructure updates, or the occasional strange story that reminds us how unpredictable transportation systems can be.
For the March 2026 issue, we decided to begin the report with something a little different.
Capturing the Creative Process 🎨
The opening pages of this month’s report include a short comic that captures the messy, behind-the-scenes process of assembling the report before the finished product appears.
The comic is a small homage to author and illustrator Mo Willems, whose children’s books have a unique way of portraying big emotions in simple, humorous ways. His famous pigeon character spends entire books bargaining, negotiating, and escalating over a single desire, usually with dramatic results.
Anyone who has tried to curate information in a fast-moving environment will recognize the same emotional arc:
• confidence that the task is manageable
• excitement about great new information
• the sudden realization that there is far too much to include
• a moment of panic 😱
• and finally the calm process of cutting, editing, and choosing what truly matters ✂️
In the comic, our stand-in editor goes through that exact cycle before the report is finally finished and sent.
Even the editor’s dog, Roscoe 🐶, plays a role as the calm observer of the process.
A Month When the News Would Not Slow Down 🌍
If anything, March proved exactly why that emotional arc exists.
Just as the issue was being finalized, a Middle East conflict began to disrupt global travel routes and drive up fuel prices. Events like this immediately ripple through aviation markets, energy costs, and transportation networks around the world.
At the same time, major regional developments were unfolding across the New York metropolitan area.
Among the key stories covered in this month’s report:
• Iran conflict impacting global travel and fuel prices 🌍✈️⛽
• Congestion Pricing upheld in federal court ⚖️🚗
• Gateway Tunnel funding restored 🚆🔧
• February blizzards disrupting the NY metro region ❄️🗽
• NJ Transit Portal Bridge repairs affecting rail service 🌉🚆
• Early planning for transportation during the 2026 World Cup ⚽🚇
These issues all carry real implications for commuters, infrastructure planning, and the commercial real estate industry.
The Goal of the Report 🧭
Each issue of the BOMA transportation report tries to balance several things at once.
It highlights major policy and infrastructure developments that affect the region. It collects reporting from many different sources so readers can quickly understand the transportation landscape. And it occasionally includes the unusual stories that remind us transportation systems are built and used by human beings.
The goal is not simply to summarize headlines, but to provide context and a curated view of what matters most for the New York region.
A Monthly Labor of Love ❤️
Readers typically see the finished report with its headlines, links, and curated sections.
What they do not normally see is the messy process behind it: the long list of possible stories, the constant editing, and the decisions about what ultimately belongs in the final issue.
This month’s comic offers a small glimpse of that process.
And if the story feels familiar to anyone who manages information, curates news, or tries to make sense of a complicated world, that is probably not an accident.
Read the Full March 2026 Transportation Report 📄
The complete March 2026 BOMA Transportation Reports are available here BOMA NY Codes/Regs – Special-March Madness Edition (for New York) and BOMA NJ Transportation – March 2026 for NJ. They include the opening comic and the full roundup of transportation news affecting New York, New Jersey, and the surrounding region.
