{"id":23914,"date":"2025-02-19T16:45:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T21:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/nyc-congestion-pricing-terminated-by-us-dept-of-transportation-plus-gov-hochuls-response\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T16:45:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T21:45:48","slug":"nyc-congestion-pricing-terminated-by-us-dept-of-transportation-plus-gov-hochuls-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/nyc-congestion-pricing-terminated-by-us-dept-of-transportation-plus-gov-hochuls-response\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Congestion Pricing Terminated by US Dept of Transportation Plus Gov Hochul’s Response"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The U.S. Department of Transportation\u2019s Federal Highway Administration today terminated approval of the pilot for New York\u2019s Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP). In a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul<\/a>, the Department rescinded a November 21, 2024 agreement signed under the Value Pricing Pilot Program (VPPP) that effectively ends tolling authority for New York City\u2019s cordon pricing plan, which imposes tolls on drivers entering Manhattan below 60th Street.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York State\u2019s congestion pricing plan is a slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners,\u201d said U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy<\/strong>. \u201cCommuters using the highway system to enter New York City have already financed the construction and improvement of these highways through the payment of gas taxes and other taxes. But now the toll program leaves drivers without any free highway alternative, and instead, takes more money from working people to pay for a transit system and not highways. It\u2019s backwards and unfair.\u00a0The program also hurts small businesses in New York that rely on customers from New Jersey and Connecticut. Finally, it impedes the flow of commerce into New York by increasing costs for trucks, which in turn could make goods more expensive for consumer. Every American should be able to access New York City regardless of their economic means. It shouldn\u2019t be reserved for an elite few.\u201d<\/p>\n

The construction of federal-aid highways as a toll-free highway system has long been fundamental to the Federal-aid highway program. Except for limited exceptions allowed by Congress, highways constructed with Federal-aid highway funds cannot be tolled. The construction of Federal-aid highways as a toll-free highway system has long been fundamental to the Federal-aid highway program. The VPPP is one of the exceptions to the general prohibition against tolling.<\/p>\n

As detailed in the letter, the Secretary is terminating the pilot for two reasons. First, the scope of the CBDTP is unprecedented and provides no toll-free option for many drivers who want or need to travel by vehicle in this major urbanized area. Second, the toll rate was set primarily to raise revenue for transit, rather than at an amount needed to reduce congestion. By doing so, the pilot runs contrary to the purpose of the VPPP, which is to impose tolls for congestion reduction \u2013 not transit revenue generation.<\/p>\n

The Federal Highway Administration will work with the project sponsors on an orderly termination of the tolls.<\/p>\n

Governor Hochul Response<\/h2>\n

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Governor Kath Hochul stated, “Public transit is the lifeblood of New York City and critical to our economic future \u2014 as a New Yorker, like President Trump, knows very well.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince this first-in-the-nation program took effect last month, congestion has dropped dramatically and commuters are getting to work faster than ever. Broadway shows are selling out and foot traffic to local businesses is spiking. School buses are getting kids to class on time, and yellow cab trips increased by 10 percent. Transit ridership is up, drivers are having a better experience, and support for this program is growing every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. The MTA has initiated legal proceedings in the Southern District of New York to preserve this critical program. We\u2019ll see you in court.\u201d<\/p>\n

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