New York City Braces for Changes Congestion Pricing Would Bring
- Cuomo, de Blasio back plan to add revenue while easing traffic
- Proposal won’t go anywhere without state legislative approval
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For New York’s governor and mayor to agree upon anything, it has to be a big deal, so their joint declaration that drivers entering Manhattan’s business core should have to pay a fee probably will change life for its millions of residents and visitors.
Under the plan sketched out Tuesday, electronic-tolling devices would be installed around the district south of 61st Street by 2020, with discounts for off-peak travel. Uber Technologies Inc. is among those supporting the push for so-called congestion pricing.