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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to revive congestion pricing plan with new lower price tag
NYC congestion pricing plan delayed by New York Gov. Hochul
A plan to charge motorists driving into much of Manhattan has been indefinitely postponed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, upending an initiative that was slated to begin at the end of the month.
Bloomberg
A new plan for congestion pricing for those traveling into New York City is expected to be announced by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul at a press conference on Thursday.
The revised congestion pricing proposal is expected to set the base fare fee at $9 instead of $15 which was part of the original plan, according to multiple media outlets. The governor is also expected to make an announcement of an alternative revenue source to make up for the loss.
The announcement is expected to come on Thursday at 1 p.m.
The New York City congestion pricing plan has been in the works for some time. In June, Hochul indefinitely paused the proposal which would have charged those entering Manhattan below 60th Street a fee of $3.75 to $15 depending on the time of day.
The plan to make people pay for entering city came to dismay of many, including many New Jersey elected officials.
Gov. Phil Murphy launched a lawsuit against federal government in U.S. District Court arguing Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation did not properly follow their own environmental review process.
Other elected officials such as Congressman Josh Gottheimer called the congestion tax “utterly absurd.” He continued in a statement on Wednesday: “I’ll be damned if I am going to let the MTA balance their mismanaged, out-of-control budget at the expense of Jersey taxpayers. I’m ready to fight the Congestion Tax again to protect Jersey families from more taxes and more pollution.”
Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill was also disappointed to see the congestion pricing plan’s potential revision. She took to X (formerly Twitter) to bash the upcoming proposal as she called it an “ill-thought out to fund the MTA on the backs of New Jerseyans.” She went on to say this plan will lead to longer commuting times and more pollution while the revenue will not go towards fixing NJ Transit.
The MTA contends congestion pricing plans will reduce traffic in the Congestion Relief Zone, with a hope that less traffic will cause less pollution.
The program was originally scheduled to begin tolling drivers on June 30 before Hochul put the plan on pause just weeks prior.
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