Congestion pricing could start as soon as June 15 in Manhattan.
Under the proposed congestion pricing plan, passenger vehicles will be charged $15, trucks will be charged anywhere from $24-$36 depending on size, and motorcycles will be charged $7.50. There are some exemptions -- and some caveatsThe proposal calls for cars to be charged an additional $15 to enter Manhattan at 61st Street and below, while trucks could be charged between $24 and $36, depending on size.
Almost all 110 toll readers are already installed, positioning the MTA to begin collecting as soon as June 15. Federal judges on either side of the Hudson River could still block the plan, though the MTA expects that not to be the case.The board overwhelmingly voted in favor of the plan in December, saying charging drivers to enter a swath of Manhattan would contribute millions of dollars to the aging, cash-strapped transit system.
Public hearings earlier in March paved the way for Wednesday's vote. For its part, the MTA has insisted that it is merely implementing a state law aimed at cleaning the air and modernizing mass transit.Congestion pricing would impact any driver entering what is being called the Central Business District , which stretches from 60th Street in Manhattan and below, all the way down to the southern tip of the Financial District.
Drivers would only be charged to enter the zone, not to leave it or stay in it. That means residents who enter the CBD and circle their block to look for parking won't be charged. Low-income drivers who earn less than $50,000 a year can apply to pay half the price on the daytime toll, but onlyWhile not an exemption, there will also be so-called"crossing credits" for drivers using any of the four tunnels to get into Manhattan. That means those who already pay at the Lincoln or Holland Tunnel, for example, will not pay the full congestion fee. The credit amounts to $5 per ride for passenger vehicles, $2.
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