{"id":2366292,"date":"2024-11-08T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-reverses-on-canceling-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T17:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T22:25:09","slug":"hochul-reverses-on-canceling-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-reverses-on-canceling-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hochul reverses on canceling congestion pricing plan &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhochul-reverses-on-canceling-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2366292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York Governor Kathy Hochul has reversed her decision on a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">controversial congestion\u2064 pricing plan shortly<\/a> after the recent elections. Initially paused due to concerns about its \u200cunpopularity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-democrat-senator-praised-cleveland-indians-name-change-while-working-on-policy-that-would-hurt-native-americans\/\" title=\"Ohio Democrat Senator Praised Cleveland Indians\u2019 Name Change While Working On Policy That Would Hurt Native Americans\">potential negative impact<\/a>\u2064 on House Democrats&#8217; election prospects, Hochul is\u2062 now\u2064 considering moving forward with the plan aimed at funding the city\u2019s \u2064transit authority. She has proposed lowering the\u200b toll for passenger\u2064 vehicles from $15 to $9 and is assessing whether\u200c this change would need an extensive environmental review. The \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-governor-announces-delay-on-congestion-pricing-plan-in-shocking-backtrack\/\" title=\"NY Governor Delays Congestion Pricing Plan in Surprise Reversal\">congestion pricing initiative<\/a> was\u2064 initially rejected due to consumer cost concerns and opposition from progressive activists. However,\u2063 with Democrats successfully flipping three congressional seats in the recent elections, Hochul appears more poised \u2064to\u200b implement the plan. Advocacy group Riders Alliance is urging her to act, as there\u200b is\u2063 increasing pressure \u200cto stabilize New York\u2019s transit system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hochul reverses on canceling congestion pricing plan as election passes by<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1877232\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D-NY) has made a U-turn on one of the most controversial moves of her time as governor right after Election Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hochul is talking about reviving an unpopular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3127310\/hochul-doesnt-share-alternative-congestion-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">congestion pricing<\/a> plan that might have made the prospect of flipping several Republican <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House<\/a> seats more difficult. President-elect Donald Trump also opposes the plan, so Hochul is trying to push it through before he takes office and possibly land a blow against the Republican.<\/p>\n<p>To implement the plan, she has asked to reduce the toll for passenger vehicles from $15 to $9, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/11\/08\/congestion-pricing-kathy-hochul-tolling-new-york-00188477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>Politico<\/em><\/a>, and has asked the Transportation Department whether the price shift would require a lengthy environmental review.<\/p>\n<p>The plan was supposed to raise the majority of funding for New York City&rsquo;s transit authority before Hochul shot it down, citing costs on consumers. An uproar from progressive and environmental activists ensued, likely ensuring that Hochul would need to find a solution to fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul also paused the plan out of fear that it would affect House Democrats&rsquo; hopes of flipping seats in the state. Her gambit appears to have paid off, as New York Democrats flipped three House seats in the 2024 elections, including the state&rsquo;s 4th Congressional District, a Long Island district.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the elections are over, Hochul could pursue implementing the plan aggressively. Riders Alliance, an organization in support of congestion pricing, has pressed her to do so.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sharks are circling New York&rsquo;s public transit network and proposing absurd schemes destined to fail,&rdquo; Riders Alliance spokesman Danny Pearlstein said in a statement. &ldquo;Gov. Kathy Hochul must prove she can resist the insanity and take care of the basic infrastructure millions of New Yorkers depend on each day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has promised to end congestion pricing in his first week in office, and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) of Staten Island believes he will keep his word.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will have the ability to stop this thing,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Malliotakis has suggested ending support for illegal migrants to garner the money needed toward &ldquo;fixing our transportation system&rdquo; instead of the toll.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since Hochul paused congestion pricing in June, her favorability fell to an all-time low at 34% favorable to 54% unfavorable in a September <a href=\"https:\/\/scri.siena.edu\/2024\/09\/19\/harris-leads-trump-by-13-points-55-42-similar-to-53-39-in-august-in-multi-candidate-race-harris-leads-by-12-points-same-as-august\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For the sake of her 2026 gubernatorial ambitions, Hochul will likely hope that a reimplementation of congestion pricing will drive her back into voters&rsquo; good graces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1877232\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1877232\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hochul reconsiders congestion pricing plan post-election<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2366293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hochul-weed.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44648,8433,32120,42251,32076],"class_list":["post-2366292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congestion-pricing","tag-hochul","tag-new-york","tag-transportation-policy","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Hochul-weed.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366292"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366296,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366292\/revisions\/2366296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}