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Kathy Hochul wants MTA to back a $9 toll, down from $15

Congestion pricing: Kathy Hochul wants MTA to back a $9 toll, down from $15

Kathy Hochul plans to revive a controversial congestion pricing plan for drivers entering Manhattan at 60 th Street and below by knocking $6 off the $15 toll she rejected in June. The new $9 toll would need to be approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board at a meeting next week.

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MTA Board approves congestion pricing plan; NJ commuters face $9 fee

News 12 New Jersey's Chris Keating reports that the plan is expected to pass, mandating a $9 fee for drivers entering lower Manhattan below 60th Street.

Crain's New York · 1h

MTA board adopts congestion tolls that will rise over time

The authority will charge most passenger vehicles $9 for the first three years of the program before gradually increasing the fee.

Newsday · 4d

Gov. Kathy Hochul's revised congestion pricing plan would lower main toll to $9

The governor had put the plan on pause in June just before the originally proposed toll of $15 was set to take effect.

Gothamist · 4d

Gov. Hochul to relaunch congestion pricing with $9 base toll, sources say

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.

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Congestion pricing: MTA board backs Kathy Hochul's $9 toll, clearing way for January start

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board on Monday approved Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pivot to a $9 toll for drivers ...

Will a $9 Congestion-Pricing Toll Yield Enough Money to Fix the Subway?

Slashing the original $15 toll raises questions about whether a smaller revenue stream could delay projects or lead to higher ...

New York transit approves $9 Manhattan congestion charge to start Jan. 5

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted on Monday to implement a $9 congestion mitigation charge for driving in ...

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Good policy but difficult politics: Rep. Dan Goldman talks future of congestion pricing

The MTA board approved starting congestion pricing with lower tolls on Jan. 5 on the same day as a CBC breakfast.

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MTA, PANYNJ offering substitute service while completing major rail infrastructure work

MTA’s A and S lines will undergo critical resiliency and rehabilitation work this winter while PANYNJ is closing the PATH ...

Can Trump stop congestion pricing? What to know about the revived Manhattan toll

Like midtown Manhattan’s bumper-to-bumper traffic, the long journey of New York’s congestion pricing plan has been marked by ...

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Metropolitan Transportation Authority unveils state-of-the-art locomotives for Metro-North Railroad

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) recently unveiled the first two of 33 state-of-the-art, 4,200-horsepower ...

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‘Streets to Sustainability’ – Our Neighbors Place partners with Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority combatting homelessness

The opening of Our Neighbor’s Place overflow homeless shelter has given the shelter a single location but raises questions ...

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Rapid Transit

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) appoints Ban Tien as the new Police Chief. Also, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announces the return of ...

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MTA to vote on congestion pricing; NJ commuters to face $9 fee

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding a meeting today to vote on the proposed congestion pricing plan, ...

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NYC’s Revised Congestion Proposal Would Raise Fee to $15 by 2031

New York City transit officials are set to vote Monday on a revised toll program that would charge most motorists $9 to drive ...

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