A new administration in the White House means talks between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the federal government have found traction.
So what does that mean for New Yorkers wondering when congestion pricing will finally be implemented, providing more cash for mass transit, cleaner air and fewer cars in Manhattan?
According to MTA officials, there are no set dates for when the state can go to town tolling motorists commuting and traveling through New York City, but the money is there after Thursday’s board meeting and the federal government is working to provide the criteria needed for an environmental review.
“What they conveyed was that they understood that this had been sat on by the prior administration, it had not been dealt with timely or appropriately manner and that they were going to give us, one a timely response on the mechanics of which version of the environmental review they wanted completed,” MTA Chief Development Officer Janno Lieber said. “And two, that they would work with us to facilitate our completion of the submission of the data and their review and action on the data.”
