This Week in Passenger Transport
March 31, 2008
The five U.S. metropolitan regions that received federal funding last year for the new Urban Partnership program, which includes such measures as congestion pricing and tolling, are nearing a crunch point in the implementation of the program.
According to U.S. DOT, the legislatures of the five states housing the participating regions have 90 days after the start of their legislative sessions to approve congestion reduction legislation, and states that do not approve the plan are no longer eligible for the money.
For example, the New York State Legislature has imposed a deadline of March 31 to approve a congestion pricing plan, for which New York City would receive $354.5 million in federal funds. Under the plan described by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the city would charge motorists $8 to enter the Central Business District of Manhattan between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. weekdays, in addition to higher parking fees on city and private lots. Truckers will be charged $21.
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