Commuter buses and city vehicles are set to receive exemptions from the city's congestion pricing program under a newly-updated plan from the MTA following
Commuter buses and city vehicles are set to receive exemptions from theunder a newly-updated plan from the MTA following feedback from the public, revealed Monday.
“The MTA will bring congestion pricing toll rates to a vote this week, tied closely to Traffic Mobility Review Board recommendations, with certain clarifications that include items raised by the City of New York and others,” said Juliette Michaelson, the MTA’s deputy chief of policy and external relations., will not be subject to the toll as they enter the congestion zone.
“It’s definitely a major step in the right direction to recognize that private carriers carry the same riding public as publicly-owned authorities,” said Condren. “And we support the MTA in congestion mitigation issues, because buses with 55 people are clearly a congestion mitigation, and this is what we’re all about.”, private buses would have been charged $24, in line with the rate for small trucks.
“Congestion pricing is here, and we are glad that this plan will deliver for working-class New Yorkers,” said City Hall spokesperson Liz Garcia. “As a result of our advocacy, we’ve secured discounts for low-income New Yorkers and shift workers, exemptions for school buses and essential city vehicles, and $100 million to reduce the impacts of car traffic on vulnerable communities in the South Bronx and across the five boroughs.
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