What to Know About NYCs Congestion Pricing Plan

New York is once again moving to adopt the nation’s first-of-its-kind congestion pricing program to ease traffic and raise money for mass transit.That means drivers may have to pay to enter the most congested parts of Manhattan as soon as early January.Gov.

Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she was reviving the tolling plan, which she abruptly paused in June over concerns that it could slow the city’s post-pandemic recovery.But now, five months later, Ms.

Hochul is ready to unpause the program.Ms.Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the city’s subway and buses and two commuter rail lines, are racing against the clock to push the plan through before a powerful critic, President-elect Donald J.

Trump, takes office.Mr.

Trump has vowed to kill the program in his first week in office.The revised plan would offer a significant break to drivers: a 40 percent toll reduction across the board for all types of vehicles as well as for travel during off-peak hours.The peak toll for most passenger cars will now be $9, instead of $15.The tolling revenue would still be used to raise $15 billion for the M.T.A.

to make critical repairs and upgrades to New York City’s transit network.When would the tolling begin?The revised congestion pricing plan will be fast-tracked, and will be presented to the M.T.A.board for approval next week.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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