The MTA’s proposed and controversial plan for congestion pricing in a large swath of Manhattan continues to move forward, even as one group very familiar with NYC’s streets rallied against it outside of the governor’s office
Those hearings will be six virtual sessions over the course of a week, and are designed to get public input on the main proposal which would add a toll to enter Manhattan south of 60th street. That toll could range from $9 to $23 at peak times, from $7 to $17 off-peak, and at least $5 even during overnight hours.
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber said that"there may be localized impacts," but that the study would mitigate those impacts. "The more exemptions there are the more everyone else pays," said Renae Reynolds of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign."Overarchingly, congestion pricing not only reduces congestion but improves air quality."
"Unfortunately, we are not doing any interviews prior to the conclusion of the public hearings and all requests for interviews should be coordinated through the MTA," one board member said.
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