Public sounds off on NYC congestion pricing plans at hearing

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Public to sound off on NYC congestion pricing plans

From contractors to cab drivers -- or just about anybody who drives into Manhattan for a living -- the reaction is the same. Congestion pricing is bad for business.

The MTA is considering several different approaches to congestion pricing that could see commuters paying anywhere from $9 to $23 to drive into parts of Manhattan when the plan takes effect as early as the end of 2023..that includes seven possible tolling scenarios. Drivers coming from New Jersey through the Lincoln and Holland tunnels or the George Washington Bridge could receive a credit for tolls already paid in some of the seven scenarios.

None of the scenarios, however, would fully credit New Jersey drivers for tolls paid before reaching the congestion pricing zone.

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