New York City's first-in-the-nation congestion pricing shelved indefinitely
Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 11:57 am EDT 06/05/24

The MTA is pushing “pause” on New York City’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing plan indefinitely, according to an official briefed on the plans. The toll program, years in the making, had been set to roll out later this month. No new start date has been set...

The “indefinite pause” development came shortly after a high-level source briefed on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s thinking said she was considering delaying the launch.

The source said the idea would be to hold the toll plan until and after the courts weigh in and until and after final federal signoff. It would also allow time to gather more metrics on how the city’s commuting patterns are recovering post-pandemic and for people’s economic outlooks to improve, according to the source...
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