{"id":342901,"date":"2021-09-22T23:40:17","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T20:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-to-hold-first-public-meetings-for-congestion-pricing\/"},"modified":"2021-09-22T23:40:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T20:40:17","slug":"mta-to-hold-first-public-meetings-for-congestion-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-to-hold-first-public-meetings-for-congestion-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA to hold first public meetings for congestion pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#MTA to hold first public meetings for congestion pricing<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The MTA\u2019s official review of the environmental\u00a0impacts of its congestion pricing program gets underway this week with virtual meetings Thursday and Friday for residents of the five boroughs and New Jersey. <\/p>\n<p>The two-hour Zoom forums will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday \u201cfocused on\u201d the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island; at 6 p.m. for the proposed Manhattan toll zone below 60th St.; and 10 a.m. on Friday for New Jersey. <\/p>\n<p>More meetings focused on Long Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, the northern New York suburbs and Manhattan above 60th St. are scheduled for later in the month. <\/p>\n<p>Toll backers expect big turnout from opponents like N.J. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who has encouraged\u00a0his constituents to attend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJersey residents, you all have an important opportunity to make your voices heard! Starting on September 24th, the MTA is hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of public hearings so you can share their views on NY\u2019s proposed $3,000\/yr congestion tax on NJ commuters,\u201d Gottheimer tweeted Sept. 16. \u201cSign up to attend these critical hearings to put a stop to this ridiculous tax on hard-working Jersey residents!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaters are definitely going to hate,\u201d said Danny Pearlstein of the pro-tolling Riders Alliance. \u201cAt the end of the day we have a traffic crisis and a transit crisis and congestion pricing goes a long way towards solving both.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A general view of vehicle traffic on Eighth Avenue in the Midtown section of New York, NY on August 1, 2019\" class=\"wp-image-19546173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Toll backers expect big turnout at the meetings from opponents.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Congestion pricing passed the state legislature in April 2019 with the backing of disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Money from the tolls to drive into parts of Manhattan will go to the MTA and other transportation projects. <\/p>\n<p>The state mandated a revenue target of $1 billion per year to support $15 billion in loans for transit improvements. But they left key details to a six-member panel called the \u201cTraffic Mobility Review Board,\u201d which is supposed to set the toll, but has yet to meet. <\/p>\n<p>A 2018 study commissioned by Cuomo proposed an $11.50 rush hour fee for cars, which would drop to $8.50 for most of the day and $5.50 between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>The MTA has said its environmental review will take 16 months, putting the proposed tolls on schedule to start in 2023 at the earliest and possibly later. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A view of traffic in New York, New York, USA, 28 February 2019\" class=\"wp-image-19546195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The MTA has said its environmental review will take 16 months.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA\/JUSTIN LANE<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Public meetings over the next few weeks are just step one for that review, which will have to be <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved by the Federal Highway Administration. Each meeting will begin with a 20-minute MTA presentation, followed by an open forum for public comment.<\/p>\n<p>Another round of meetings will be held on Oct. 7, 12 and 13 for \u201cenvironmental justice communities.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Anyone who wishes to speak can register on the MTA\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/new.mta.info\/project\/CBDTP\">tolling program website<\/a> or by calling 646-252-6777. Comments can also be submitted online and by email. <\/p>\n<p>Here is the full list of scheduled public meetings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thursday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m. to noon: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Sept. 23, 6-8 p.m.: Manhattan Central Business District (60th Street and below)<\/li>\n<li>Friday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. to noon: New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to noon: Northern New York City Suburbs<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Sept. 29, 6-8 p.m.: Long Island<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Sept. 30, 6-8 p.m.: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island<\/li>\n<li>Friday, Oct. 1, 1-3 p.m.: Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Monday, Oct. 4, 6-8 p.m.: New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, Oct. 5, 6-8 p.m.: Northern New York City Suburbs<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m.: Manhattan Outside the Central Business District (61st Street and above)<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Oct. 7, 6-8 p.m.: New York \u201cenvironmental justice communities.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, Oct. 12, 6-8 p.m.: New Jersey \u201cenvironmental justice communities.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Oct. 13, 6-8 p.m.: Connecticut \u201cenvironmental justice communities.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The two-hour Zoom forums will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday \u201cfocused on\u201d the Bronx,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":342902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/09\/congestion-pricing-1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[116359,100111,71452,79342,71108],"class_list":["post-342901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-9-22-21","tag-congestion-pricing","tag-mta","tag-tolls","tag-traffic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}