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#NYC CONGESTION TOLL INSTALL#

Annual revenue must be sufficient to bond $15 billion in capital spending for the 2020-2024 MTA capital plan.

$100 million allocated from the state budget for installing new tolling technology and infrastructure.

A six-person Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB) - five appointed by TBTA and one by the Mayor - to provide recommendations between November 15 and December 31, 2020, or 30 days before the program will go into effect, whenever is sooner.

A Memorandum of Understanding between MTA and the City of New York specifying how they will work together.

The MTA’s Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) as the entity responsible for implementing and maintaining the new tolling system.

A testing period of at least 30 days and a public information campaign of at least 60 days prior to the operation date.

An operation date no sooner than December 31, 2020.

The boundaries of the zone as shown in the map below.

The legislation authorizing New York’s congestion pricing program specifies several features that must be incorporated:

Limit user-based exemptions to those already specified by the legislature.

Exempt taxis and other for-hire vehicles from the congestion charge, but keep the current surcharge on fares within the congestion zone.

Apply a consistent rationale to determine which tolls should count as a credit toward the congestion charge.

Set the congestion charge high enough to meet both congestion and revenue targets.

Vary the congestion fee by the level of congestion at different times of day, and by size of vehicle.

Introduce two-way tolling in the congestion zone.

#NYC CONGESTION TOLL INSTALL#

Install congestion pricing devices to allow for a simple method of identifying vehicles bypassing the zone.Design the system to incorporate new technologies that can transition to more dynamic and effective pricing.Adopt specific objectives and metrics to meet traffic, environmental, and health goals and ensure that benefits are equitably shared.Implement transit and bicycle improvements prior to starting congestion pricing.

Recommendations for System Design and Implementation New York is the first state in the United States to pass a congestion pricing program and this report aims to help the TBTA develop an effective congestion pricing plan that can serve as a model for cities across the country. The review board will make recommendations to the TBTA between November 15 and Decemor within 30 days of implementation. The legislation provides a program framework and stipulates certain parameters and exemptions, but leaves most of the details to the TBTA informed by a six-person traffic mobility review board (TMRB), yet to be named. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the New York City Department of Transportation defines each agency’s role in this process. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) is tasked with implementing the charge and installing, operating and maintaining the congestion pricing collection system. The charge has the dual purpose of reducing congestion and raising funds to provide much needed improvements to the transit system. These decisions will not only determine the immediate success of the initiative, they will also provide the opportunity to create a more efficient, equitable and integrated transportation network that improves mobility throughout the metropolitan region.Īs part of the historic state budget enacted on April 1, 2019, the New York State legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo agreed to levy a charge on motor vehicles entering Manhattan south of 61st Street as soon as January 1, 2021. New York is poised to reap similar benefits, but many critical decisions on how it will be implemented have yet to be made. By pricing traffic congestion, these cities have succeeded in speeding travel, funding and improving public transit, reducing air pollution, and achieving better public health outcomes. New York will soon join London, Stockholm, Milan, and Singapore as a world city using congestion pricing to transform the way people, cars, and trucks move around a city.