NYC Congestion Pricing: What You Need to Know

By Rachel Uda

What is congestion pricing?

It is a fee charged to drivers traveling in highly congested areas during the times of day when traffic is at its heaviest to help reduce gridlock.

Enacting congestion pricing for some of Manhattan’s high-traffic neighborhoods has been a point of debate for at least the past decade. Now, it looks like the concept could see a revival.

What’s being proposed?

Details of a congestion pricing plan will be released by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's Fix NYC panel on Friday.

Cuomo recently said the Fix NYC proposal “doesn’t toll bridges” into and out of Manhattan that are currently free like the Queensboro Bridge but would charge drivers for entering the most congested parts of Manhattan during certain times.

One recommendation is to charge private vehicles a one-way fee of $11.52, or a two-way fee of $5.76, according to a source familiar with the plan. Those fees would be implemented at 60th Street. Different fees would be in place for trucks, taxis and for-hire vehicles.

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Source: amNEWYORK (via Empire Report New York)