A plan to charge motorists driving into New York City’s midtown Manhattan received final federal approval, a significant step that allows the first such tolling program in the US to roll out.
Motorists may start paying new tolls as early as April 2024
Toll plan projected to provide $1 billion annually for the MTA
Even if all the money raised went straight into a paper shredder (and let’s be honest- that’s pretty much what the MTA will do with it), getting any amount of unwanted cars and noise / air pollution out of the picture is a net positive for the city.
The fee should be calculated as a percentage of income, though.
Even if all the money raised went straight into a paper shredder (and let’s be honest- that’s pretty much what the MTA will do with it), getting any amount of unwanted cars and noise / air pollution out of the picture is a net positive for the city.
The fee should be calculated as a percentage of income, though.