New York’s Congestion Pricing Plan Is Politically ‘Explosive’
- Tolling plan to bring in $1 billion of revenue per year to MTA
- New fees unaffordable for some, need alernative plan: experts
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is relying on a congestion pricing plan to create much-needed revenue but the eye-popping costs to motorists have some experts and lawmakers calling for an alternative fundraising source.
The state agency that runs New York City’s subways, buses and commuter rail lines plans to charge some motorists as much as $23 to drive into Manhattan’s central business district. The additional fees outlined in the congestion pricing plan -- the first of its kind for a US city -- have not been widely well-received.