Sentences with phrase «hire vehicle surcharges»

The revenue from the tolls and for - hire vehicle surcharges would go to the MTA for the subways, and «for transit improvements in the outer boroughs or suburban counties, including bus systems,» said the report, which laid out a three - phase plan.

Recommendations include charging trucks a one - way fee of as much as $ 25.34 and taxis and for - hire vehicles a surcharge between $ 2 and $ 5 per ride, according to the source.

Not exact matches

For - hire vehicles including app - based services such as Uber would also have to pay a surcharge — a proposal that got mixed reviews from Queens pols whose borough is home to the city's largest share of cabbies.

Assembly Democrats, holding a special meeting Sunday night, said lawmakers also are considering a new surcharge on «for hire vehicles» traveling below 96th Street in Manhattan, but not impose it elsewhere.

Under the Fix NYC panel's recommendations, fees would kick in for personal vehicles at 60th Street, while taxis and for - hire vehicles could see surcharges implemented at 96th Street.

Fees for private vehicles would be implemented at 60th Street, while taxis and for - hire vehicles — using GPS technology that would need to be installed — could see surcharges go into effect higher in Manhattan, at 96th Street.

Phase Two, starting in 2019, would impose a congestion surcharge on taxis and for - hire vehicles, relying on new, in - vehicle GPS equipment that would monitor the vehicles» entry into a cordon at either 60th Street or 96th Street.

Those fees for private vehicles would be implemented at 60th Street, while taxis and for - hire vehicles could see surcharges take effect higher in Manhattan, at 96th Street.

Trucks would pay a higher fee, while taxis and other for - hire vehicles would pay a congestion surcharge based on travel within the zone.

The group has pushed for adding tolls to the currently free East River crossings, along with levying a $ 2.75 surcharge for drivers entering Manhattan at 60th Street, and having for - hire vehicles pay some sort of surcharge in the area below 60th Street.

In the second phase, a congestion surcharge (which could be anywhere from $ 2 to $ 5) would be imposed on for - hire vehicles — Uber, Lyft, and their ilk — and taxis, which have added significantly to New York's traffic in recent years.

The surcharge is a compromise of sorts off a proposal from the FIX NYC panel, a task force Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo appointed, which had suggested a congestion pricing zone and cordon fee, which would charge personal vehicles $ 11.52 south of 60th Street and a surcharge between $ 2 and $ 5 for cabs and for - hire vehicles past 96th Street.

The state budget reached on April 1 includes a plan to levy surcharges on for - hire vehicles south of 96th Street — $ 2.75 on the likes of Uber and Lyft, $ 2.50 on yellow cabs, and 75 cents on ride - sharing options like Uber Pool and Via.

«We're looking for a surcharge on those for - hire vehicles that are in the zone and dedicate that funding to the subway funding, long - term, and use it as step one in an overall congestion pricing plan,» Cuomo said during a Friday afternoon call to NY1.

On Friday night, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a fiscal year 2019 budget that includes a $ 2.75 surcharge (the cost of a subway ride) on for - hire vehicles, $ 2.50 for yellow cabs and 75 cents for pooled trips below 96th Street in Manhattan..

Cuomo's panel is also expected to recommend the state impose a new surcharge on for - hire vehicles like Uber and Lyft, possibly starting in 2019, according to the same sources, who requested anonymity to speak freely about the plan.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he supports imposing a surcharge on for - hire vehicles as part of the state's estimated $ 170 billion, aligning himself with Democrats in the state Assembly as they push for similar fees.

Cuomo has mentioned several things in the last week: a surcharge on for - hire vehicles like Uber and Lyft to generate funds for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, requirements that school districts provide a school - by - school breakdown of their spending, and more funding for the New York City Housing Authority.

Meanwhile, the Fix NYC recommendations would be adopted to install uniform standards and equipment in for - hire vehicles in order to collect a surcharge on rides.

Nor does it specify how the $ 1.5 billion a year — from hefty surcharges on cars, trucks and for - hire vehicles to drive in congested areas of Manhattan — will actually be spent to improve city subways and buses.

Under the proposal, trucks entering the busiest parts of Manhattan would pay $ 25.34, and taxis and for - hire vehicles could see surcharges of $ 2 to $ 5 per ride.

But he urged the legislature to consider a surcharge on for - hire vehicles and an added surcharge on taxis for the MTA.

He said he hopes all sides can agree on a deal that at least includes surcharges on for - hire vehicles entering the zone.

The surcharges on rides south of 96th Street — $ 2.50 in yellow taxis, $ 2.75 in other for - hire vehicles — are expected to raise more than $ 400 million annually for public transportation.

The surcharge is $ 2.75 for for - hire vehicles (i.e., Ubers and Lyfts), $ 2.50 for yellow cabs and $ 0.75 for pooled trips.

Long - term, the entire surcharge on the for - hire vehicles, which is about $ 400 million, goes to the MTA.

The budget ended up including the first phase: a surcharge on for - hire vehicles and yellow cabs below 96th Street starting in January 2019.

Their plan included adding per - mile and per - minute surcharges to fares for cabs and other for - hire vehicles in Manhattan south of 96th Street.

New surcharges of $ 2 to $ 5 could be added to rides in for - hire vehicles, including taxis and Uber cars.

Some taxi owners and drivers are already making a case for taxis to be exempted from the proposed surcharge on for - hire vehicles in the task force plan.

The Assembly is pushing a plan to raise money for the cash - strapped MTA by adding per - trip surcharges on for - hire vehicles and taxis that travel into a designated central Manhattan business district.

To address the surge in Uber and other ride - hail - app services, they also proposed adding per - mile and per - minute surcharges to fares for cabs and other for - hire vehicles in Manhattan south of 96th Street, which was intended to improve traffic flow in heavily congested business areas.