'I'm very sensitive to the passion behind a lot of people who worked hard on this and thought this was the only answer,' Hochul said. 'Funding will be there.'
Monday, June 10, 2024 5:39PMNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday she is "committed" to continuing MTA improvements with an alternate stream of money"To assume that the only funding source had to be congestion pricing shows a lack of imagination," Hochul said, without elaborating on other possibilities.The plan was set to raise the Transit Authority approximately $1 billion annually to support $15 billion in capital investment.
"There's a big difference between a pause and elimination," the governor said. "Elimination was an option.""I spoke to Janno Lieber yesterday, and he has been working hard with me, particularly since this announcement," Hochul said. The governor denied reports she is attending a fundraiser Tuesday hosted by the Greater New York Automobile Association.Anthony Johnson has the latest in New Jersey on congestion pricing.
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