The debate over creating new dedicated revenue for the MTA has revived
discussions of congestion pricing, which would add tolls to city roads and possibly the East River bridges in order to both manage traffic while also raising money for transit.
The authorities opened this symposium — the first intensive
discussion of congestion pricing in China — to the public to communicate the rationale and benefits of congestion pricing.
Not exact matches
Scott Reif, a spokesman for the Senate, said that the absence
of congestion pricing from their one - house budget «indicated that more
discussion was necessary on this issue.»
There is plenty
of debate ongoing about the pros and cons
of congestion pricing - but little
discussion yet about the purpose
of creating such a large flow
of money — $ 1 - $ 1.5 billion a year — that logically must be a way to fund the next MTA capital plan.