โŒ

Normal view

There are new articles available, click to refresh the page.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Congestion Pricing comes to a screetching halt.

12 June 2024 at 17:12
In a flip-flop for the ages, New York Governor Kathy Hochul suddenly decided to place NYC's massive congestion pricing program (that she championed) on "indefinite pause" less than a month prior to launch. The program, set to go in effect later this month, would have charged drivers coming into Manhattan's central business district $15 during peak hours. Those funds were set to deliver $1 billion dollars a year, providing much needed infrastructure and accessibility updates to the city's century-old subway system. Was this all a cynical election year ploy? Where will the money come from now? And is this even legal?
โŒ
โŒ