Sentences with phrase «over a congestion pricing plan»

When it comes to ways to fund improvements to mass transit, the majority of polled residents favor taxing millionaires, a plan proposed by de Blasio, over a congestion pricing plan.

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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.

Groups for and against the congestion pricing plan to fund needed subway repairs by tolling drivers below 60th Street in Manhattan clashed over its specifics during a Manhattan rally — but they both added that either way, the MTA's involvement guarantees problems.

Still, he expressed satisfaction over the removal of East River bridge tolls from the congestion pricing plan, as well as the inclusion of block - the - box enforcement to mitigate gridlock at intersections.

The mayor also said that while it is not his first choice, the proposal from Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to charge motorists new tolls for driving into the city's densest areas represents a big improvement over earlier so - called congestion pricing plans.

To gain support in Albany for a congestion pricing plan, supporters will have to win over lawmakers who represent the boroughs outside Manhattan and the suburbs.