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Congestion Pricing Proponents Warn ‘Now or Never’ After Trump Win
The once and future president months ago said that he would kill the vehicle tolling program, but if Gov. Kathy Hochul acts quickly, there may be hope This article originally appeared in The City. By Jose Martinez NEW YORK - The return of former President Donald Trump to the White House could carry big consequences for the financial well being of the country’s largest mass transit system. As the Republican candidate, Trump pledged in August to “TERMINATE Congestion Pricing in my FIRST WEEK back in office,” vowing to put an end to the Manhattan vehicle-tolling program that Gov. Kathy Hochul paused indefinitely in June. But with a Tuesday night win putting Trump on track to start his second term as president in January, transit and Albany watchdogs warned Wednesday that the clock is ticking if Hochul is to stand any chance of salvaging the tolling program approved by state lawmakers in 2019 .
