What happens here will also reverberate far beyond the region to determine the path forward for other U.S. Congestion pricing is an idea that’s been proposed in one form or another for decades, but the timing is particularly auspicious as New York City leaders fret about drawing more foot traffic and commercial tenants to the very same central business district. There’s a lot more beyond a tantalizingly steady stream of transit revenue riding on New York’s success. Nevertheless, Murphy and New Jersey congressman Josh Gottheimer (whose “Stay in Jersey” campaign accidentally touted the benefits of congestion pricing) have threatened legal and legislative action.
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To say that the agency could really use the plan’s projected $1 billion in annual revenue is an understatement.įriday’s announcement was cheered by Kathy Hochul and Eric Adams, but there was discord brewing on the other side of the Hudson: In response to the news of the approval, New Jersey governor Phil Murphy said that he supports the idea “conceptually,” but that the plan places an “unjustified financial burden on the backs of hardworking New Jersey commuters.” While deciding how to fairly toll drivers is critical to the program’s success - which is why the review process included hearing from hundreds of them - it’s a very strange thing for Murphy to say when four out of five people who commute from New Jersey to Manhattan currently ride transit and would, well, benefit from the plan. In what has become an agonizingly drawn-out process - the state legislature approved congestion pricing in 2019, for those keeping track - the MTA has cleared one more hurdle in its quest to charge drivers to enter Manhattan below 60th Street.
The Federal Highway Administration has given its blessing to New York City’s plan after an environmental review determined a “Finding of No Significant Impact” over a project area that encompasses 28 counties across three states. The first congestion-pricing plan in the country is tentatively set to move forward.
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