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NEW YORK (AP) — Drivers entering the heart of New York City will receive an additional $9 by the end of next year under a plan aimed at easing congestion in the nation's busiest city. will pay $23 from
Details of the plan, known as congestion charges, were included in an environmental assessment that is part of the federal regulatory process announced Wednesday. The toll, which is not expected to take effect until the end of next year at the earliest, would be the first of its kind used in the United States. Similar plans are in use in other cities such as London, Stockholm and Singapore.
Drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street will be charged electronically. Between 2010 and his 2019, according to the Environmental Assessment, his travel speed in Manhattan's central business district decreased by 22%, averaging about 7 miles per hour, resulting in drivers traveling about 102 hours a year. I'm losing time Local bus speeds have decreased by 28%.
Toll revenues are projected to be approximately $1 billion annually and will be used to borrow money to upgrade the city's mass transit system.
The fare structure, which will likely include a maze of discounts and waivers, will be finalized by a six-man board, but Wednesday's report will explain how much drivers will be able to pay. A scenario was presented.
Generally, tolls are higher during peak hours, but the scenario listed on Wednesday offered variable tolls depending on several factors. Whether there is a cap on the tunnels that enter Manhattan and the number of times cars and trucks can pass through him in a day.
For example, tolls for cars, trucks, taxis, and hired vehicles are limited to his one daily toll, and the driver has already paid tolls on his seven bridges and tunnels to Manhattan. scenario, the toll will go up to $23. Receive credit. Conversely, in a scenario where taxis, hire vehicles, and trucks have no cap on the number of charges, and the driver at seven intersections receives no credit, the toll will reach $9 for him.
Of the seven scenarios, he is the only one that contains driver credits crossing his bridge from New Jersey to George Washington in Upper Manhattan. Several New Jersey legislators have sharply criticized the toll plan as an unfair tax on New Jerseyans commuting to New York because money is not spent on New Jersey's public transportation.
On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer and a state legislator introduced a bill encouraging New York businesses to open new offices in New Jersey for their employees based there.
Under the current proposal, a Manhattan resident living in the toll area and earning less than her $60,000 a year would qualify for a tax credit to cover the cost of the tolls she pays.
A report Wednesday said that hire car drivers (in Manhattan he tripled from 2010 to 2019, reaching 120,000) were adversely affected. admits The Metropolitan Transit Authority will waive fees for drivers who wish to work for the MTA or its affiliated vendors if the final plan requires him to charge more than once a day.