Cuomo declined to lay out
the details of a congestion pricing plan, which could see motorists charged to drive into certain parts of New York City during specific times, that would bolster the finances of New York City mass transit.
«I'm going to Albany next week for budget hearing day, where I'm gonna try to meet with each one of them and delve a little bit more into
the details of congestion pricing,» he added.
Not exact matches
Cuomo next week in his State
of the State address is expected to unveil the
details of his plan to create a
congestion pricing program in the New York City metropolitan area in order to provide for more transit funding.
Stay tuned on Wednesday for more
details on the governor's
congestion pricing plan, though full
details may still not be released till the end
of this year, signaling a slow and contested approval process for this plan.
While state leaders continue negotiating budget
details ahead
of their deadline this Sunday, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate most known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in «Sex and the City» said
congestion pricing shouldn't be limited to new fees on companies like Uber and Lyft, as some in Albany have proposed.
The mayor has pitched a millionaires tax to fund transit improvements and the governor has been preparing a
congestion pricing plan to be
detailed in his next State
of the State address in January.
Cuomo had long been expected to release
details about his vision for
congestion pricing in New York City during his State
of the State address as a project that would fund the MTA while also reducing traffic.
Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to offer up more
details on his
congestion pricing plan at his state
of the state address on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Cuomo hasn't yet offered
details on his
congestion pricing plan, but is likely to do in his State
of the State speech in January next year.
Mr. Cuomo supports a
congestion pricing plan that would charge drivers entering the most crowded parts
of Manhattan and is expected to offer a
detailed proposal early next year.
Those who were around for the debate over
congestion pricing in Albany the first time say it wasn't just the
details of the plan that led it to fall apart, it was how it got sprung on lawmakers at the last minute.
Governor Cuomo also announced on Tuesday that his office will release its «Fix NYC» plan this week, which will
detail the proposal for
congestion pricing in parts
of New York City.
Matthiessen expains the
details of the Move New York plan and its place in this new, unique political moment — Governor Cuomo has recently said that he's looking at some version
of a
congestion pricing plan and there is immense attention on how the city and state can improve mass transit, reduce traffic
congestion, and repair, sustain, and expand the subway and other transportation options.
As
congestion pricing stalled, the governor and his aides tried to salvage the
congestion zone by negotiating for authorization
of about $ 200 million to lay the infrastructure for an eventual
congestion zone but leave the actual
details of how it would operate — such as boundaries, fee amounts and hours and any exemptions — until after the election.
Mr. Cuomo has yet to release a
detailed congestion -
pricing plan, but most schemes being discussed call for tolling vehicles to enter crowded parts
of Manhattan, and doing so in a way that that does not slow the flow
of traffic.
Given that
details about the MTA's capital spending plan are only now coming out, the fact that more than half
of the polled New Yorkers support
congestion pricing if the revenues go to transit is actually pretty impressive.