The Trump administration moved Wednesday to end New York City's new climate toll system.
Transport Secretary Sean Duffy wrote to Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday to let her know that his agency and the Trump administration were closing New York City's crowd pricing program. Manhattan. President Donald Trump opposed the program, and Duffy told Hochul that the federal government will immediately contact the state and “discuss the orderly halt of paid operations.” letter. (Related: New York activists choose stupid hills to die – and want to push you against the dangerous and dirty subway again)
The car is driving under an e-zpass reader and license plate scunning camera in Columbus Circle as crowd pricing went into effect in New York City on January 5, 2024 (Kennabe Tankle via Getty Images) /Photo by AFP)
Duffy argued that congestion pricing was the most violent hit on workers and middle class people, and that the New York City program was too broad and offensive compared to federal laws that allowed him to write his letters. . The response does not include specific dates or timelines to end the program, and the Trump administration's intervention to end crowd pricing could attract legal challenges. According to To the New York Times.
Many environmentalists and liberals welcomed the program as a way to reduce tax revenue while reducing pollution by changing incentives for commuters and drivers, but the opponents – include Democrat New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy – is regressing against the plan. Congestion prices have been adopted in foreign cities, but New York City was the first city to deploy a version of the policy in the US.
In particular, Hochul delayed the program's rollout in June 2024. The program then revived the congestion pricing scheme a few days after Election Day.
Hochul's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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