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New York City Drivers entering downtown New York City will pay $9 by the end of next year under a plan aimed at easing congestion in the country's busiest city. You will pay an additional charge of $23.
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 is not expected to go into effect until the end of next year at the earliest and would be the first of its kind to be used in the United States. Other cities such as London, Stockholm,and Singaporehave similar uses planned.
Drivers entering south of his 60th Street in Manhattan 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, which 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-person committee, but Wednesday's report said there were a few outlining how much drivers could pay. A scenario was presented.
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In the scenario listed on Wednesday, variable charges were offered depending on several factors. Primarily what discounts are offered to drivers who have already paid tolls on bridges and tunnels entering Manhattan, and whether there are caps on the number of times cars and trucks can collect tolls. One 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 of the seven intersections receives no credit, the toll will reach $9 for him.
A passenger boards a taxi in New York. Drivers entering central New York City may have to pay a surcharge of $9 to $23 late next year.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Only one of the seven scenarios includes credit for a driver crossing the George Washington Bridge from New Jersey in Upper Manhattan. Several New Jersey legislatorscriticized the toll scheme as an unfair tax on New Jerseyans commuting to New York.
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On Tuesday, Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer and state legislators introduced legislation to encourage New York businesses to open new offices in New Jersey for their New Jersey-based employees.
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.
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A Wednesday report found that even if customers were responsible for paying tolls, that number tripled in Manhattan between 2010 and 2019. , admitted that 120,000 car hire drivers would be adversely affected. , as expected.The Metropolitan Transit Authoritywill waive fees for drivers who wish to work for the MTA or its affiliated vendors if the final plan calls for him to charge multiple times per day.