MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – MTA officials will review congestion pricing and transit projects during the agency's monthly board meeting on Wednesday.
Commissioners will see a presentation about potential changes to plans. They are also reviewing a resolution that acknowledges the pause and directs the agency to implement it at a later date.
State lawmakers and then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo passed congestion pricing in 2019. The state law offered some specific directions to the MTA for implementation, including a traffic mobility review board to create proposals.
Around 140 members of the public have signed up to speak at the meeting at MTA headquarters in Lower Manhattan. Comments are taken in-person and online.
Public comment will run for an hour and the remaining people will record their comments to be transcribed for the board.
Gov. Kathy Hochul paused the congestion pricing plan back on June 5.
She said the timing for congestion pricing is not right, as it adds another barrier to visiting Manhattan's Central Business District. Despite her decision to delay congestion pricing, she also repeated her support for the concept.
Some have spoken in favor of congestion pricing and are pushing the MTA to move ahead with the original start date, which was supposed to be June 30.
State law does not set a start date.
The state Department of Transportation has to give final approval to the MTA's plan.
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