New York Congestion Pricing Pause Could Face Legal Challenges

New York is still leading transit news headlines this week due to the indefinite pause of the congestion pricing program in Manhattan. Welcome to this week’s Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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New York is still leading transit news headlines this week

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due to the indefinite pause of the congestion pricing program in Manhattan.

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Welcome to this week's Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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The Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

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says it will not salvage its congestion pricing plan now that it has been

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rejected by the Governor of New York.

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Without having verified funding sources, the MTA says it will

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need to deprioritize projects.

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Things like the electric buses, accessible ADA stations, and new signals.

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MTA will now refocus its efforts to preserve the basic operation of

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the 100 year old transit system.

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Now, at the same time, the New York City Comptroller and a coalition of legal

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experts are exploring legal actions to get congestion pricing back on track.

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Their primary argument is that stopping the program violates the law.

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New York's commitment to hit mandatory deadlines for things like reducing

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emissions, improving air quality, and obtaining 95 percent accessibility.

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We'll continue to monitor and update this developing story for

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you, so thanks for tuning in.

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This Transit Unplugged News Minute is being brought to you by Modaxo.

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I'm Julie Gates.