Trump Administration considers killing NYC congestion pricing: report

The Trump Department of Transportation is actively considering its options to termination New York’s congestion pricing plan, conscionable 3 weeks aft it started, two sources told the New York Times.

The insubstantial reported Thursday that the Trump Administration is weighing whether it tin pull the plug connected “a cardinal national authorization” granted by the Biden administration past year. Trump has repeatedly stated helium opposes the congestion plan, which charges astir motorists $9 a time to participate Manhattan southbound of 60th St.

An MTA spokesperson declined to remark connected the study Thursday, referring the Daily quality to an earlier remark made by MTA president Janno Lieber.

“We’ve been sued successful each national tribunal and authorities court eastbound of the Mississippi, and we’re batting a thousand,” Lieber said successful an interrogation earlier this month. “We’ve won each time.”

Sources told The News that cardinal authorization the Trump medication is thought to beryllium targeting is the alleged “VPPP” agreement, signed successful December nether the Value Pricing Pilot Program, to let congestion pricing tolls to beryllium utilized for purposes different than roadworthy maintenance.

The funds from the tolling program are earmarked for mass transit improvements.

Congestion pricing cameras are pictured connected Central Park West astatine Columbus Circle Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024 successful Manhattan, New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)

The worth pricing program, signed successful the waning days of 2024 by the state, section and national departments of transportation, was the last sign-off required to authorize the program, gross from which is required by instrumentality to backmost bonds backing the MTA’s superior program.

It was not instantly wide what ineligible authorization the Trump administration mightiness person to renege connected the agreement.