New York City Approves Controversial Congestion Pricing Plan

Despite Legal Challenges, MTA Plans to Implement Congestion Pricing in Spring 2024

New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board has voted 9-1 to approve a congestion pricing plan, which would charge motorists entering Manhattan’s central business district.
Motorists driving cars will have to pay $15 a day to enter the central business district, with different rates for trucks, motorcycles, taxis, and rideshare services.
The congestion pricing is estimated to bring in $15 billion in revenue to the MTA, with much of the cash going toward the MTA’s 2020-24 Capital Program.
Despite the vote, the plan still faces legal challenges from the Murphy administration and Bergen County, New Jersey, residents.
The MTA wants to implement congestion pricing in late spring 2024.