Improved speeds for bus service and paratransit services which serve a greater share of low-income and minority households than other modes of transportation.A reduction of approximately 15-20% of the number of vehicles entering the CBD.The EA finds that the benefits of reducing congestion in Manhattan’s central business district (CBD) include, but are not limited to: FHWA authorized the release of both the EA and the FONSI before making its final determination. In its draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), FHWA found that the EA addresses public input, considers the impacts, and mitigates adverse effects. The Mobility Act also requires that CBD residents making less than $60,000 receive a New York State tax credit.
The Mobility Act only permits passenger vehicles to be charged once a day for entering or remaining in the CBD, although the toll rates would be variable and change at certain times.
Further, 80% of the revenue from the Program will be used to improve New York City Transit, which operates NYC’s subways and buses, while 10% will go toward the Metro-North Railroad and 10% to the Long Island Railroad.Īuthorization for the TBTA to design, develop, build, and operate the CBD Tolling Program was granted by the state legislature in 2019 through the MTA Reform and Traffic Mobility Act (Mobility Act). The EA assesses impacts to traffic and public transportation for a regional transportation network containing 22 million people taking 28.8 million journeys per average weekday in a 28-county area covering New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The Project’s sponsors include the New York State Department of Transportation, the MTA and one of its operating agencies, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) which is the tolling entity, and the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT). On May 12, 2023, the MTA publicly released the EA of the Program, opening a public comment period that extends through June 12, 2023, and paving the way for federal environmental approvals if the Program is initiated.Īs a condition for the Program to apply to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Value Pricing Pilot Program, which gives transportation agencies the option to manage traffic congestion through tolling, the Project must go through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process with FHWA as the federal lead agency. The MTA is seeking revenue of roughly a billion dollars a year from the Program while reducing the number of vehicles in New York City’s central business district. Under the MTA’s Central Business District Tolling Program (Program), vehicles traveling in parts of Manhattan south of 60 th Street would be charged a variable toll. The nation’s first variable tolling program in a central business district (CBD) reached a new milestone, bringing New York City’s MTA closer to its goal of launching congestion pricing in Manhattan by the second quarter of 2024. Last year, the MTA said passenger vehicle tolls could range from $9-$23, which would be in addition to existing bridge and tunnel tolls. Tolling in Manhattan could start as soon as 310 days after the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) completes its review of the Program’s potential environmental effects and issues a final decision. On May 12, 2023, the MTA publicly released the Final Environmental Assessment (EA) of the Program, opening a public comment period that extends through June 12, 2023, and paving the way for federal environmental approvals if the Program is initiated. The MTA is seeking revenue of roughly $1 billion dollars a year from the Program while reducing the number of vehicles in New York City’s central business district. Under the MTA’s Central Business District Tolling Program (Program), vehicles traveling in parts of Manhattan south of 60 th Street, the central business district, would be charged a variable toll. The nation’s first variable tolling program in a central business district (CBD) reached a new milestone, bringing New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) closer to its goal of launching congestion pricing in Manhattan by the second quarter of 2024.
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