Details released on congestion tolls for New York City drivers

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Details released on extra tolls for New York City drivers

August 10, 2022

NEW YORK (AP) — Drivers entering the heart of New York City would pay an extra $9 to $23 as soon as the end of next year under a plan aimed at reducing congestion in the country’s most congested city.

Details on the plan, known as congestion pricing, were included in an environmental assessment released Wednesday that is part of the federal regulatory process. The tolls aren’t expected to be put into effect until the end of next year at the earliest, and would be the first of their kind used in the U.S. Other cities including London, Stockholm and Singapore have used similar plans.

Drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street would be charged electronically. According to the environmental assessment, travel speeds in Manhattan’s central business district decreased 22%, to an average of about 7 mph, between 2010 and 2019, and drivers experience about 102 hours of lost travel time per year as a result. Local bus speeds have decreased 28%.

Revenue from the tolls, projected to be roughly $1 billion annually, will be used to finance borrowing to upgrade the city’s mass transit systems.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-manhattan-city-4a8c87a91cb191aeb19c6160e2a441a1

[no_hypocrisy]

1. If you're a NJ or Long Island Driver, here's the breakdown of expenses.

Obviously money expended for gas consumption, more if you're stuck in traffic.

Toll money for the bridges/tunnels ($12 for GW Bridge).

Congestion Pricing below 60th Street -- Lincoln Tunnel in the 40's ($9-23)

Parking Garages
The cost of parking in NYC depends on what part of the city or borough, whether you’re parking on the street or in a garage or parking lot, how long you are parked, and the time of day and day of the week, among other factors. The good news is that metered street parking in Manhattan is broken into zones, and you can find the cost online so you don’t get sticker shock. As of 2022 you will pay between $1.25 to $4.50 for the first hour at a meter, depending on where in the city you are. The average cost of daily parking in New York is $19, although in prime parts of Manhattan you will spend around $50 to park in a garage for a day.
https://www.sixt.com/magazine/tips/where-to-park-in-new-york/

There's a group on the Upper West Side of Manhattan already lobbying for residential on-the-street parking in anticipation of congestion pricing. To avoid the CP fees, many cars will be searching for parking from 60th Street on up.


What I can't figure out is how taxis, Ubers, etc. will charge riders when they cross 60th Street.