On the first weekday of NYC’s new congestion-pricing era that’s already being threatened by the incoming Trump istration, Jose Martinez, THE CITY’s senior reporter covering transportation, offers some perspective on what this means for the trains and streets inside the zone and throughout the five boroughs: “Politicians use the words historical a lot, but I […]
Congestion Pricing
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Car Tolls Turn on in Manhattan as MTA Waits for Money and Results to Roll In
On the first days, drivers struggled to avoid paying the congestion charge. One even said she’d leave New York because of it.
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Hochul Says Congestion Pricing to Start Jan. 5 — Before Trump Takes Office
The tolling scheme is back on track with a lower price point, and the governor says she’s “looking for from the federal government to our shared goals of making this a world-class system.”
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Hochul Set to Resurrect Congestion Pricing at $9
Multiple sources say MTA board will be briefed this week on the governor’s plans to revive the vehicle tolling scheme and bring the base per-day rate down from $15.
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Congestion Pricing Proponents Warn ‘Now or Never’ After Trump Win
The once and future president months ago said that he would kill the vehicle tolling program, but if Gov. Kathy Hochul acts quickly, there may be hope.
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Lawsuits to Jump-Start Congestion Pricing Begin Court Arguments Friday
A pair of cases that seek to revive the vehicle tolling program will rev up in Manhattan Supreme Court.
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MTA Board Approves $68B Plan Despite Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Pause
The transit agency’s next five-year capital budget got the green light, but board and transit advocates are imploring Albany to figure out where the funding will come from.
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Trump Plans to Kill Congestion Pricing. Hochul’s Pause Could Let Him.
There are at least three ways a Trump istration could try to stop the transit-funding toll.
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$155 Million in Environmental Commitments in Limbo After Congestion Pricing Pause
The money would have gone towards communities, mostly in The Bronx, already grappling with air pollution and high asthma rates.
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Dual Lawsuits Slam Hochul’s Congestion Pricing ‘Pause’
Environmental and civic advocates pushed back in court on the governor’s indefinite suspension of the Manhattan driver tolling program the MTA was counting on for billions in upgrades.