The assessment spells out, in seven different tolling scenarios, how much motorists may have to pay to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street - with potential rates for non-commercial vehicles ranging from $9 to $23 during peak periods and from $5 to $12 during the overnight hours.ĭifferent vehicle classes would pay different tolls, with the peak E-ZPass rate for small trucks ranging between $12 and $65. “It can’t happen soon enough.” For Whom the Bill Tolls
“Millions of riders are counting on a rapid, robust congestion pricing program that delivers essential reliability and accessibility upgrades,” said Danny Pearlstein, policy director for Riders Alliance, an advocacy group. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature, the rollout of so-called congestion pricing has been repeatedly hampered by federal bureaucracy, including hundreds of highly detailed questions from the feds that pushed back the projected launch date.
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But it acknowledged that tolls could increase the number of drivers diverting onto roads in the South Bronx and on Staten Island. The shift would change truck traffic in Manhattan, in particular the report estimates truck trips through the central district would drop between 55% and 81% as drivers opt for less expensive routes. The document also outlined what the program may cost drivers entering the toll zone: between $5 and $23 per trip, depending on the time of day and the type of vehicle.
Today officials released the long-delayed “environmental assessment” of the proposed Central Business District Tolling Program - touting how it could potentially cut congestion coming into the core of Manhattan by nearly 20%, improve air quality, boost bus service reliability and increase mass transit usage. New York’s system would be the first time tolls would be used in the United States to reduce traffic-related emissions. John Penney/Shutterstock How Will Congestion Pricing Work?
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