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Hochul Set to Resurrect Congestion Pricing at $9
Multiple sources say MTA board members will be briefed this week on the governor’s plans to revive the vehicle tolling scheme and bring the base per-day rate down from $15. This article originally appeared in The City. By Jose Martinez NEW YORK - Gov. Kathy Hochul will on Thursday revive plans to launch the country’s first congestion pricing program — at a reduced once-a-day toll rate of $9, multiple sources told THE CITY. Five months after Hochul paused the Central Business District Tolling Program before its long-planned June 30 launch, sources said she will reverse course by announcing that motorists will be tolled south of 60th Street in Manhattan by late December. “Governor Hochul paused congestion pricing because a daily $15 toll was too much for hard-working New Yorkers in this economic climate,” Avi Small, a Hochul spokesperson, said in a statement Wednesday evening. “[On Thursday] the Governor will announce the path forward to fund mass tran...
