Congestion Pricing News

An express bus pulls out of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel in Lower Manhattan.

MTA

New Jersey Buses to Boost NYC Express Bus Service for Congestion Pricing, Even as State Sues

by Jose Martinez May 14, 2024, 4:55 a.m.May 13, 2024, 4:29 p.m.

Extra runs on six bus lines linking Staten Island and Brooklyn to Manhattan aim to get New Yorkers out of their cars as a $15-per-car-ride fee looms.

Congestion Pricing

MTA Green-Lights Manhattan Toll Plan

by Jose Martinez March 27, 2024, 4:43 p.m.March 27, 2024, 5:44 p.m.

The Wednesday vote of approval was expected, but congestion pricing still faces speed bumps in the form of lawsuits.

Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani speaks at Columbus Circle about improving bus service as part of the congestion pricing rollout.

Transit

Boosts to Bus Service Must Come With Congestion Pricing, State Pols Say

by Jose Martinez Feb. 8, 2024, 5:25 p.m.Feb. 10, 2024, 8:39 a.m.

A new $90 million proposal would increase service frequency and triple the number of bus routes that offer fare-free rides.

MTA

Teachers Union Files Lawsuit to Halt Congestion Pricing

by Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat Jan. 4, 2024, 4:58 p.m.Jan. 4, 2024, 5:17 p.m.

The Staten Island borough president also joined the suit from the United Federation of Teachers.

MTA union leader John Samuelsen talks about ongoing labor disputes with the state regarding overtime pay, May 16, 2019.

Traffic

Union Boss Quits Congestion Pricing Panel as It Releases New Details of Tolling Plan

by Jose Martinez Nov. 30, 2023, 4:45 p.m.Nov. 30, 2023, 4:45 p.m.

As the MTA filled in key details Thursday on a plan to toll motorists driving into the core of Manhattan as a way to fund mass transit improvements, a member of the panel that shaped the congestion pricing proposal resigned in protest. Labor leader John Samuelsen yanked his name off the congestion pricing recommendations issued […]

MTA

Is Congestion Pricing All Pain, No Gain for Motorists?

by Jose Martinez Sept. 18, 2023, 12:22 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 8:07 a.m.

Expert observers and former transit officials say the MTA and the city are using too many “sticks” and not enough “carrots” in their rollout of the pioneering tolling system set to launch next year.

Congestion Pricing, Manhattan, Transportation

Congestion Pricing Scanners Debut on Broadway, As Lawsuit Looms

by Jose Martinez Aug. 9, 2023, 1:51 p.m.Aug. 9, 2023, 2:23 p.m.

New scanning devices hover over streets near Columbus Circle, the first tangible signs of the tolls motorists will be charged to drive into Midtown Manhattan.

Traffic

Congestion Pricing Inches Closer to Finish Line With New Details From Transit Agencies

by Jose Martinez May 12, 2023, 6:01 a.m.May 12, 2023, 11:57 a.m.

The latest “environmental assessment” fleshes out how the MTA expects the tolling system to reduce traffic below 60th Street and raise billions for system upgrades.

MTA

Outcome of Kathy Hochul vs. Lee Zeldin Could Put Fate of MTA on the Line, Insiders Say

by Jose Martinez Nov. 3, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Nov. 8, 2022, 5:45 p.m.

The candidates for governor are far apart on many things — and public transit is no exception.

Real Estate

Manhattan Garage Owners Worry There Won’t Be Enough Cars to Go Around After Congestion Pricing

by Jose Martinez Sept. 15, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 15, 2022, 6:06 p.m.

Now gaining speed, the plan to toll drivers traveling into Manhattan could threaten the existence of several parking facilities south of 60th Street.

Congestion Pricing

New Jersey Buses to Boost NYC Express Bus Service for Congestion Pricing, Even as State Sues

MTA Green-Lights Manhattan Toll Plan

Boosts to Bus Service Must Come With Congestion Pricing, State Pols Say

Teachers Union Files Lawsuit to Halt Congestion Pricing

Union Boss Quits Congestion Pricing Panel as It Releases New Details of Tolling Plan

Is Congestion Pricing All Pain, No Gain for Motorists?

Congestion Pricing Scanners Debut on Broadway, As Lawsuit Looms

Congestion Pricing Inches Closer to Finish Line With New Details From Transit Agencies

Outcome of Kathy Hochul vs. Lee Zeldin Could Put Fate of MTA on the Line, Insiders Say

Manhattan Garage Owners Worry There Won’t Be Enough Cars to Go Around After Congestion Pricing

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