While several lawsuits seek to undo congestion pricing, three House representatives are trying to get the job done through legislation.
Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed budget includes about $6.9 billion for state-owned road and bridge construction and repair, $3 billion toward the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s latest capital plan and boosts to the operating budgets of the MTA and other downstate transit agencies.
Transportation leaders Rick Cotton and Jamie Torres-Springer reiterated their commitment to sustainability and diversity at City and State’s annual infrastructure summit.
The MTA released a report Monday showing traffic heading into New York City was down a week after the new congestion pricing plan went into effect.
Despite the controversial new tax, MTA funding remains billions of dollars in the red. While NY Gov. Kathy Hochul told reporters this week that raising taxes would be a last resort, state lawmakers argue differently. “You got to get revenue from somewhere,” said NY State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.
Governor Kathy Hochul's safety plan deploys additional NYPD officers on NYC's overnight subways to enhance security.
Vowing that “on time and on budget has to be the mantra,” former Metropolitan Transportation Authority CEO Thomas Prendergast was hired Thursday to run the agency building the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
Congestion pricing was never just about reducing the number of cars in the city, though. Fewer cars would also mean a better quality of life for the millions of people who actually live in New York City, and in that regard, it sounds like congestion pricing has also been a success:
These hybrid work locomotives will enable the MTA to realize its ambitious capital plan to improve subway operations by replacing an aging fleet and improving reliability,” said Alan Hamilton, Vice President of Engineering for Wabtec.
The first congestion pricing plan in the U.S. has begun, charging most drivers $9 a day to enter the lower half of Manhattan. The long-debated plan is projected to raise up to $800 million a year for the city's aging public transit system.
who heads the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs New York's sprawling subway, bus and commuter rail systems. "We're wasting a ton of money, literally billions of dollars ...
Call ‘em the Poor Authority. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is worried the new $9 congestion toll to enter Midtown Manhattan will actually reduce traffic — and revenue — at Hudson River bridge and tunnel crossings.