NYC Urged to Apply Congestion Fee for Trips Into, Out of Midtown
- Fees must discourage ‘toll-shopping’ motorists, group says
- RPA study calculates the plan’s potential costs and benefits
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New York’s congestion pricing plan should include fees on motorists both entering and leaving midtown Manhattan, as well as variable rates linked to peak and off-peak hours to encourage commuters to choose the least busy times to travel, a transportation group recommended.
The plan could generate about $1 billion annually under a variety of scenarios, the Regional Plan Association said in a study called “Congestion Pricing in NYC: Getting it Right.”