{"id":2373378,"date":"2024-11-25T17:22:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-sign-off-on-new-york-citys-latest-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T17:29:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:29:14","slug":"feds-sign-off-on-new-york-citys-latest-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-sign-off-on-new-york-citys-latest-congestion-pricing-plan-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds sign off on New York City\u2019s latest 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\">28<\/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%2Ffeds-sign-off-on-new-york-citys-latest-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=2373378&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 City has\u2064 received federal \u200capproval to \u2063move forward \u2064with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">redesigned congestion pricing\u2063 plan aimed<\/a> at managing traffic in the \u200cManhattan area. The Federal Highway Administration approved the initiative proposed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which will\u2064 lower the initial toll\u2063 to $9, down from\u2064 the \u200binitially proposed $15. This program aims to raise approximately $1 billion \u200dannually for upgrades to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-push-infrastructure-plan-dems-divided-in-response\/\" title=\"GOP push infrastructure plan, Dems divided in response\">public transit system<\/a> and is\u200b slated \u2062to begin on\u200d January 5, just before incoming President-elect Donald Trump takes office.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the federal endorsement, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-extends-student-loan-pause-again-after-declaring-pandemic-is-over\/\" title=\"Biden Extends Student Loan Pause Again After Declaring \u2018Pandemic Is Over\u2019\">plan faces legal challenges<\/a> and opposition from various groups. Governor Kathy Hochul had previously paused \u200cthe original plan due to concerns about its impact \u2063on commuters who \u200bwould face higher tolls. The revised proposal, however,\u2063 anticipates that toll rates will eventually return\u2064 to the original $15 \u200bby 2031, with provisions included for discounts for low-income drivers.  <\/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\">Feds sign off on New York City&rsquo;s latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congestion-pricing-to-toll-drivers-moves-closer-to-reality-in-new-york\/\" title=\"NY&#039;s &#039;Congestion Pricing&#039; to Toll Drivers Nears Implementation.\">congestion pricing plan<\/a><\/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_1894217\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash; New York City has received a green light from the Biden administration to implement a retooled congestion pricing program, but the plan still faces lawsuits from opponents and anticipated pushback from incoming President-elect Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Last Thursday, the Federal Highway Administration approved the Metropolitan Transportation Authority&rsquo;s plan, which Gov. Kathy Hochul resurrected earlier this month with a reduced base fare of $9 &ndash; down from the original plan of $15. The program will go into effect on Jan. 5, just days before Trump takes over the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are pleased to have received formal approval from the Federal Highway Administration for the phase-in feature of the Central Business District Tolling Program,&rdquo; Catherine Sheridan, president of MTA Bridges and Tunnels\/Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial tolling program, which was originally set to start June 30, called for a $15 toll on drivers entering the core of Manhattan to generate about $1 billion annually for public transit system upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>But in June, Hochul abruptly hit the brakes on congestion pricing, announcing that she directed the MTA to &ldquo;indefinitely&rdquo; pause the program. She cited the impact on commuters who would be forced to pay higher tolls.<\/p>\n<p>To be sure, the new congestion pricing tolls will eventually increase to the original $15 by 2031, according to the Hochul administration.<\/p>\n<p>The MTA said the plan includes discounts for low-income drivers making less than $50,000 annually. These drivers will receive a 50% discount after hitting their 10th toll each month.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the plan faces an uncertain future with several lawsuits, including one filed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and another by the New York Trucking Association, challenging the higher tolling system in state and federal court.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While political leadership is now saying the right things about bringing down the cost of living in the state, New Yorkers should not be fooled by the rhetoric: this new congestion pricing plan is still bad for the economy, will still cause supply chain disruptions, and will still raise the price of goods upon which households across the five boroughs and its surrounding suburbs rely,&rdquo; Kendra Hems, the Trucking Association&rsquo;s president, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, a Republican and native New Yorker, has pledged to &ldquo;terminate&rdquo; the program when he takes over the White House in January. Trump&rsquo;s pick to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, former New York congressman Lee Zelden, railed against congestion pricing during his 2022 gubernatorial run.<\/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_1894217\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1894217\"}});<\/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>Feds approve NYC&#8217;s revised congestion pricing plan, but lawsuits and Trump\u2019s opposition loom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3552,"featured_media":2373379,"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\/11\/Holiday-Thanksgiving-road-traffic-roads-Travel-hhyy1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44648,37191,36462,45690,42251],"class_list":["post-2373378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congestion-pricing","tag-federal-approval","tag-new-york-city","tag-traffic-management","tag-transportation-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Holiday-Thanksgiving-road-traffic-roads-Travel-hhyy1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373378","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\/3552"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2373378"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373382,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373378\/revisions\/2373382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}