MTA plans congestion pricing exemptions for thousands of buses, NYC municipal vehicles
Roughly 11,000 New York City school buses, nearly 15,000 municipal vehicles — as well as commuter buses with regular schedules — are slated to be exempt from Manhattan's incoming congestion pricing tolls, MTA and city officials said Monday.
“Congestion pricing is here, and we are glad that this plan will deliver for working-class New Yorkers,” Garcia said. “As a result of our advocacy, we’ve secured discounts for low-income New Yorkers and shift workers, exemptions for school buses and essential city vehicles. The MTA’s Traffic Mobility Review Board — which was formed to recommend the toll prices and any exemptions for the program — insaid intercity buses like Greyhound, Megabus and the Hampton Jitney should not be exempt from the tolls. But MTA officials on Monday said those bus companies won’t have to pay if they provide regularly scheduled services that are open to the public.
The MTA is exempting very few groups from the tolls, because it would force the agency to increase the base price for everyone else. The program is required to generate $1 billion in annual revenue for the MTA's construction department.Transport Workers Union International President John Samuelsen, who represents roughly half of the MTA’s workforce, said in a text message that a lack of exemptions for his members will “trigger even more hatred of their employer.
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