New York City is set to implement a congestion pricing scheme, the first in the country, charging $15 to drive south of 61st Street in Manhattan, This implies that residents of the Big Apple, who live in locations without convenient access to Subway, will be forced to choose between paying this toll or expose yourself to long waiting times for buses.
Given the imminence of this hit to the pockets of drivers, this week a commission of state assembly members launched the campaign ““Correct costs for congestion”, which calls for an allocation of $90 million in this year’s state budget to increase bus frequency. They also ask for an addition of $45 million to increase the free bus pilot plan that is already operating.
The strategy that hopes to have the approval of the state government, suggests add 27% more buses to midtown Manhattanwhich replicates the model applied in London when congestion pricing was applied.
“We are proposing a logical investment for more buses frequent, reliable and affordable. With congestion pricing coming soon, “We must increase transportation service to provide people with viable public transportation alternatives.”announced the state senator Mike Gianaris, who represents western Queens and He is one of the promoters of this plan.
The slowest buses in the country
Congestion pricing refers to the use of electronic tolls to charge vehicles to enter certain areas during peak travel hours. ideally resulting in reduced traffic congestion, environmental improvements and increased revenue for transit projects.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is projected to generate billion dollars annually in congestion pricing revenue to invest in their capital plans.
The balance that legislators show is that New York buses, which stop frequently and are constantly stuck in traffic, “They are the slowest of any major city in the United States.”
Bus passengers consistently cite long waits and travel times as their major concerns in MTA rider surveys. While Subway riders continue to cite safety concerns.
The plan, which could go into effect at the end of this spring, is charge a daily toll to all drivers for entering the Central Business District (CBD) from Manhattan from 60th Street downtown to the southern end of the island, from 5 am to 9 pm every weekday and from 9 am to 9 pm and weekends.
The fee varies depending on the type of vehicle: passenger cars $15, small trucks will be charged $24, large trucks will be charged $36, motorcycles. Taxi drivers will have to include $1.25 per trip and digital app drivers $2.50.
2024-02-10 00:14:00
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