Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to unveil the path to unpausing congestion pricing at a press conference on Thursday.
Along with announcing a revised congestion pricing proposal, setting the base fare at $9 instead of $15, she is expected to discuss an alternate revenue source to make up for the lost $6, a 40% decrease in revenue.
Small trucks and charter buses cost $14.40, originally $24, and large trucks and tour buses cost $21.60, originally $36. "We'll know more when the governor makes the announcement tomorrow but that's what we're hearing and that makes sense," said Danny Pearlstein of the Riders Alliance. "$9 was studied. $15 was studied. Overall, the governor wants it to raise as much money as possible."
Earlier Wednesday, Representative Mike Lawler and others asked in a letter for help from incoming President Trump to stop the implementation of congestion pricing.
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