This Week in Passenger Transport
April 14, 2008
More than $354 million in federal funds earmarked to combat traffic congestion in midtown Manhattan will ultimately go elsewhere as a result of the New York State Assembly’s failure to approve New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan.
Under U.S. DOT’s Urban Partnership program, the legislatures of the states housing the participating regions have 90 days after the start of their legislative sessions to approve congestion reduction legislation, and that states that do not approve the plan are no longer eligible for the money. New York was one of five metropolitan areas selected last year to receive funding through the program, and its $354.5 million grant was the largest of the five by far.
State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced, following an April 7 meeting of the Democratic conference in Albany, NY, that the measure did not have the support of a majority of Democrats, and would not go to the floor of the assembly for consideration. The decision followed extensive discussion and debate.
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