Tag Archives: congestion pricing

First, a reminder from yesterday’s ruling: A judge on Wednesday blocked the U.S. Transportation Department from withholding federal funding from New York as the Trump administration seeks to stop Manhattan’s congestion pricing program. U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman, who a day earlier had issued a temporary restraining order, issued a preliminary injunction preventing the federal government from withholding approval of …

The New York Times reports: A federal court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to force New York to end congestion pricing, ensuring the tolling program would remain in place at least until early next month. The move effectively keeps congestion pricing, which charges motorists to enter Manhattan below 60th Street, running through at least June 9 …

Gothamist reports: The Trump administration on Monday threatened to withhold federal funding for New York City highway projects if the MTA continues to ignore an order from U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to shut down Manhattan’s congestion pricing tolls. In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Duffy outlined a plan for the Federal Highway Administration to hold up money and …

The New York Times reports: The federal judge who could decide the fate of congestion pricing dismissed on Thursday a number of arguments in lawsuits seeking to stop the toll, a move likely to strengthen New York State’s defense of the program in its fight against the Trump administration. The ruling on Thursday could mean the federal government will have …

Gothamist reports: MTA data published Monday shows the agency collected nearly $52 million from drivers through its congestion pricing tolls in February, the same month President Donald Trump decreed the program should be scuttled while comparing himself to a king. The haul means the MTA raked in just over $100 million through congestion pricing between its launch on Jan. 5 …

The New York Times reports: New York’s congestion pricing plan raised $48.6 million in tolls during its first month, a strong start for the program that exceeded expectations and kept it on track to raise billions of dollars for the region’s decaying mass transit system. The revenue figures, which were released on Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are the latest …

The New York Times reports: President Trump intends to revoke federal approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program, fulfilling a campaign promise to reverse the policy that tolls drivers who enter Manhattan’s busiest streets to finance repairs to mass transit.  In a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday, the president’s transportation secretary outlined Mr. Trump’s objections to the …

The New York Times reports: The Trump administration is considering a move to halt New York City’s congestion pricing program, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter. The Department of Transportation is discussing whether to withdraw a key federal authorization that the tolling plan received from the Biden administration last year. Such a move would almost certainly touch …

Gothamist reports: The launch of congestion pricing led to some 43,000 fewer drivers on average entering Manhattan below 60th Street each weekday last week than would be typical for that time of January, according to data released by the MTA on Monday. The data comes just over a week after the tolls went live. The decline in traffic only amounts …

Gothamist reports: New York City’s congestion pricing tolls turned on just after midnight on Sunday, marking the end of a decades-long saga to charge motorists to drive in the busiest parts of Manhattan. The tolls, which impose a base daytime fee of $9 of vehicles entering Manhattan south of 60th Street, mark the first program in the United States to …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: The MTA, state and local transportation officials and the Federal Highway Administration have just signed the final document needed to legally begin congestion pricing on Jan. 5. The document, called the Value Pricing Pilot Program, was the final hurdle before implementation of congestion pricing could begin. However, there are still nine pending lawsuits against …

Gothamist reports: MTA officials hope the outgoing Biden administration gives New York a parting gift: the speedy approval of congestion pricing. During a hastily rescheduled meeting on Monday, the MTA board approved a new version of the tolls, which aim to charge drivers a $9 daytime fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street starting Jan. 5 — 40% lower …

Gothamist reports: Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to relaunch the MTA’s congestion pricing program with a $9 base toll for passenger cars — marking a 40% reduction from the price previously approved by the MTA — according to four sources briefed on the governor’s plan. The governor’s move comes just over a week after the election, and more than five months …

Politico reports: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken a step to revive congestion pricing before President-elect Donald Trump, who opposes the extra toll, takes office. In recent days, the governor’s office asked the U.S. Department of Transportation whether implementing congestion pricing with lower tolls than the planned $15 for drivers entering parts of Manhattan would require another lengthy environmental …

The New York Times reports: Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced on Wednesday that she was indefinitely shelving the long-awaited tolling scheme known as congestion pricing, just weeks before it was to go into effect. Ms. Hochul said that her decision was not an easy one, but she felt it was crucial in light of the lingering effects of …

Politico reports: Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering delaying the state’s pending congestion pricing plan, out of concern that its June 30 implementation would hurt Democrats in competitive House races this year, three people familiar with her thinking told POLITICO. The Democratic governor and her aides have recently begun signaling their worries about the controversial proposal to charge drivers entering parts …

“I can’t believe that New York City is instituting Congestion Pricing, where everyone has to pay a fortune for the ‘privilege; of coming into the City, which is in desperate trouble without it. It is a big incentive not to come – there are plenty of other places to go. “It’s been a failure everywhere it has been tried, and …

New York City’s Fox affiliate reports: June 30. That’s when car drivers will be charged an additional $15 to enter Manhattan at 61st Street and below, while trucks could be charged between $24 and $36, depending on size. The long-awaited congestion pricing model set to make history in the United States will begin in New York City one second after …

The New York Times reports: New tolls to drive into the busiest parts of Manhattan — including $15 for most passenger cars — were officially approved on Wednesday by an 11-1 vote of the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Nearly all the toll readers have been installed, and will automatically charge drivers for entering the designated congestion zone at …

Gothamist reports: The MTA board is set to vote on the toll structure for congestion pricing on Wednesday – and now Mayor Eric Adams is ready to pump the brakes. Last week, an MTA advisory panel recommended a $15 base fare for the landmark plan to toll drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street. “Now is time to hear from …