New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Monday asked President Trump to consider congestion pricing in Manhattan.
“As you begin your second term as president, I welcome every opportunity to work with you and your government and find common ground. One area we believe in is congestion pricing.” The letter from Murphy says:.
Democrats told Trump last year that the program did not receive enough federal oversight.
Under the congestion pricing plan, which will be detailed in spring 2024, passenger cars entering Manhattan would have to pay less than $15 below 60th Street. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said in June that the plan was behind schedule, saying, “A $15 charge may not make much sense to people with means, but it is important to the budgets of working and middle-class people.” “There is a possibility of defeating this,” he said. home. “
The plan was then reinstated just days after Trump's election, and congestion pricing, which had been scheduled to begin in January, became $9 for most vehicles. The Biden administration has approved a plan to lower tolls.
“By introducing and fully supporting congestion pricing, [Metropolitan Transport Authority] “Under our capital plan, we will unclog our roads, reduce pollution, and provide better public transportation for millions of New Yorkers,” Hochul said in November.
Trump has publicly opposed the plan, and New York's Republican Party has called on him to cancel it.
Murphy asked for a review of the show.
“On behalf of New Jersey, I am attaching a letter requesting that New York State's congestion pricing system, which understandably did not receive the due consideration it received from the federal government last year,” Murphy wrote in Monday's letter. said. “We ask that this request be brought to the immediate attention of relevant officials within the administration.”
The Hill has reached out to the White House, Mr. Hochul's press office, the press office of New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D), and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for comment.
