Biden administration allows NY’s traffic congestion pricing plan to move forwardBy Victor Nava and Nolan Hicks
May 5, 2023
The MTA’s congestion pricing plan inched closer to reality on Friday as the Federal Highway Administration tentatively signed off on the agency’s long-delayed environmental assessment of New York City’s quest to implement tolling in parts of Manhattan.
The Biden administration’s ruling that the MTA’s plan to create toll zones south of 60th Street meets the standards for “legal sufficiency” moves the project forward to a final, 30-day public review phase that is expected to conclude in the project being fully approved by the federal government.
In a statement, MTA’s Chief of External Relations John J. McCarthy celebrated the Federal Highway Administration’s green light.
“Congestion pricing is a generational opportunity to make it easier for people to get around in, and get to, the Central Business District, by reducing traffic and funding improvements to the public transit system,” McCarthy said.
“To do it right, environmental equity has been an integral component. We are grateful that the FHWA has acknowledged the Project Sponsors’ efforts to date and has found the document has met the standards for legal sufficiency.”
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/05/05/biden-administration-allows-nys-traffic-congestion-pricing-plan-to-move-forward/
