President Joe Biden's administration is set to allow New York City to move forward with a landmark program that will toll vehicles entering Lower Manhattan, after a public review period ends Monday.
— but it's commonly called "congestion pricing."
From there, the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority can finalize toll rates, as well as discounts and exemptions for certain drivers. In 2007 Mayor Michael Bloomberg called congestion "the elephant in the room" when proposing a toll program, which state lawmakers killed. A decade later, Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who had long resisted congestion pricing — said it was "an idea whose time has come" and declared a subway state of emergency after increased delays and a derailment that injured dozens. Two years later, the state gave the transportation authority approval to design a congestion pricing program.
Proponents also note it will improve public transit, an essential part of New York life. About 75% of trips downtown are via public transit. Improving public transportation is also key to New York City's post-pandemic economic recovery: If commutes to work are too unreliable, people are less likely to visit the office and shop at stores around their workplaces. Congestion charge advocates hope the program will create more space for amenities like wider sidewalks, bike lanes, plazas, benches, trees and public bathrooms.
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