Hochul shows MTA 'pride' on day NYC congestion pricing would have begun
Congestion pricing may be on an indefinite pause, but Gov. Kathy Hochul still showed her MTA "pride" on Sunday while marching in the Pride Parade in Manhattan – the same day the tolling program would have gone into effect.outside of Manhattan, and dismay of public transit advocates, who said the program would have helped to fund the MTA with billions of dollars each year.
“You have got to be kidding me with this MTA shirt. No one is fooled @GovKathyHochul - you betrayed the @MTA and all of us riders,” Co-Executive Director at OpenPlans Sara Lind With tolling cameras already in place, the agency was slated to begin charging drivers a $15 dollar daytime fee to enter Manhattan below 60th Street on Sunday. The funds collected would have gone towards investments such as new subway cars, upgrades to aging track equipment and the extension of the Second Avenue Subway.
During a board meeting last week, the MTA reported the opposite. There,transit officials laid out $16.5 billion dollars of projects that's now on hold due to Hochul's move, including the extension of the Second Avenue subway into East Harlem.
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