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Komanoff: Here’s Why the MTA Board Should Proudly Approve Congestion Pricing

The board will likely be slammed by the stragglers who will never accept the hard truths about the cost of their driving, but congestion pricing will do even better than the MTA realizes.

March 26, 2024

Republican Suffolk Co. Exec’s Pick for MTA Board Backs Congestion Toll

Another county heard from — and this time, it's making sense!

March 20, 2024

Supporters of Congestion Pricing Outnumbered Foes 2-1 in Final Input

Pro-congestion pricing commenters nearly doubled the number of people opposed to the forthcoming tolls during the MTA's final round of public input.

March 19, 2024

New Fed Grant for Queens Park Project Pushes Rail Proposal to the Brink

Good news for QueensWay means that the QueensLink transit proposal is in danger of running off the tracks.

March 15, 2024

‘Transit Hardship’: Report Shows Why Fair Fares Must Be Expanded to More Workers

A new report on transit fares has found that more than one-in-five moderate-income residents experiences “affordability hardship.”

March 15, 2024

Transit Union Opposes Congestion Toll, Though Almost No Workers Will Pay

Just 1,500 subway workers and 700 bus workers report to work inside the tolling zone — 5.5 percent of the workforce. And of that, very few drive there.

March 13, 2024

To Combat NYPD Lawlessness, DOT Will Move Second Ave. Bus Lane

The plan for an "offset" bus lane also calls for a wider bike lane on one of the city's busiest bike corridors.

March 4, 2024

Want to Really Help Low-Income New Yorkers? Support Congestion Pricing

The president of the Community Service Society, who has devoted his life to reducing the burden of poverty, has a message for the governor of New Jersey and the borough president of Staten Island.

March 4, 2024

On Eve of Congestion Pricing, Plate Scams at Bridge Tolls are Way Up

About 1.5 percent of the cars that passed through the MTA's bridges and tunnels in 2023 had unbillable license plates. And that number is up.

February 29, 2024

MTA Ditches License Plate-Based Congestion Pricing Disability Exemption

Transit official won't grant congestion pricing disability exemptions any car with a disability license plate after all — opting for a case-by-case registration process instead.

February 26, 2024