NYC congestion pricing tolls staying on after Trump administration moves to end the program
NYC congestion pricing tolls staying on after Trump administration moves to end the program
NYC congestion pricing scanners are staying on, despite President Trump's attempt to end New York's toll for drivers in Manhattan.
Summary
NYC's congestion pricing program, launched Jan 5 after Biden administration approval, faces new threats from the Trump administration.
Governor Kathy Hochul vows to keep the toll scanners active, deeming Trump's effort and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's order an attack on the city.
The MTA swiftly filed a legal complaint to uphold the $9 toll, citing reduced traffic and critical funding for mass transit.
Legal experts warn the Trump administration faces an uphill legal battle.
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"You can't take American taxpayers who paid for roads and block them out and say you can't access this unless you pay additional money," Duffy said in the administration's defense.
New transportation secretary is not familiar with how tolls work, apparently.
Was about to post the same damn thing.
Toll roads piss me the hell off.
And yet, they're absolutely critical for keeping public transportation networks (read: roads, highways, trains and busses) functional and operational. The big reason they want this toll gone is because it'll re-cripple NYC, a """liberal stronghold""" (read: major population center in a blue state) they've always hated.
Well if we can't fund so many roads with taxpayer dollars, maybe we should have less roads and invest in reliable public transport.
We don't have to live in a world paved over with impermeable surfaces that are only for our multiton death machines that help destroy the planet.
It's a nice sentiment, but unfortunately we live in a world where public transit infra is scrutinized much harder than roadways. At least with toll roads the extra cost burden isn't passed onto taxpayers who don't drive.
I guess I'm saying, instead of building new toll roads, let's use that money to start fixing it.