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The bill spares Manhattan drivers and customer-facing businesses from new congestion charges in the short term but forgoes a pricing tool and revenue stream that could reduce traffic, improve air quality, and fund needed transit investments, shifting the burden to long-term congestion and transit shortcomings.
Drivers and commuters who enter Manhattan's Central Business District avoid new congestion tolls, saving money on trips into the CBD.
Businesses that depend on customer access to Manhattan storefronts face lower transport and customer-cost impacts because congestion charges are not imposed, reducing pressure to raise prices or lose customers.
New York City and regional transit systems lose a potential dedicated revenue stream from congestion pricing, limiting funds available for transit improvements and infrastructure investments.
Commuters and transit riders may face continued or worsened overcrowding and reliability problems on subways and buses because a pricing tool that helps manage demand and fund capacity improvements is blocked.
City and regional planners lose an important tool to reduce downtown traffic and associated vehicle pollution, which could worsen air quality in the Central Business District.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced January 13, 2025 by Nicole Malliotakis · Last progress January 13, 2025
Prohibits the Secretary of Transportation from establishing or maintaining cordon (congestion) pricing under the federal value pricing pilot specifically for the Central Business District Tolling Program in New York City. It adds a new paragraph to the federal highway statute to make that prohibition explicit and controlling over other provisions.