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.
Not exact matches
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.
Reporters were speculating about this
on Twitter last week, and Cuomo subsequently confirmed to the New York Times that he was looking to develop a
congestion pricing proposal, but declined to provide
details.
Details on a proposed
congestion pricing plan will be further fleshed out in a report to be released later this week by the Fix New York City Commission, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters
on Monday.
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.
Singapore, London and Stockholm have been using
congestion pricing for 35, 7 and 3 years, respectively, and the meeting featured
detailed reports
on how these cities overcame the political hurdles and improved traffic dramatically through tolling.