The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will have to fund at least $200 million in toll discounts, health programs and infrastructure improvements to compensate neighborhoods and industries hit b…
Congestion pricing is coming — but at a price.
“This is a big milestone for New York,” said MTA chairman Janno Lieber, following a briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Lower Manhattan. “We are moving forward the plan for congestion pricing, which is really about — more than anything, less traffic — cleaner air, safer streets and better transit.”
Critics, including seven council members, have continued to press Gov. Kathy Hochul to abandon the toll, charging that it is a cash grab from commuters — including holding a press conference near City Hall on Thursday.“The truth is, there was never any real justification for moving forward with the Central Business Tolling Program other than generating more revenue for the MTA,” said a letter, signed by the group, which is led by Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli .
The off-peak and late night tolls would be less expensive. And vehicles passing through Manhattan on the West Side Highway or the FDR would be exempted. Cleaning up Hunts Point, the MTA said, will help offset any additional pollution from new truck traffic diverting from Manhattan to The Bronx to avoid the fee.
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