MT A has received final approval from the Federal Highway administration to charge
a new toll on vehicles entering some of the busiest parts of Manhattan.
This would mark the first system of congestion pricing in a major US city.
The highway administration said they conducted a
thorough review to forward with the new
toll by spring of 2024 which could range anywhere from nine bucks to $23.
New York Governor Kay
Hoek said congestion pricing will reduce traffic in our crowded downtown,
improve air quality and provide critical resources to the ma
I wonder if this is still an issue now after COVID because
the city is just not as packed as it used to be,
but it is a good revenue generator.
Obviously,
in terms of just thinking about how much money it would generate a report
from the MT A showed that uh of of the proposal under review,
it would charge $23 for a rush hour trip into midtown $17 during off peak hours.
Obviously, that's going to add up after a while.