The MTA has initiated legal action against the Trump administration in response to an announcement by US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy regarding potential termination of New York City's congestion pricing toll. MTA Chair Janno Lieber defended the program, citing significant reductions in congestion and improved travel times for buses and emergency vehicles, and expressed confusion over federal attempts to reverse a program approved after extensive reviews. The congestion pricing scheme, which charges drivers for entering Manhattan south of 60th Street, began earlier this year.
"Today, the MTA filed papers in federal court to ensure that the highly successful program - which has already dramatically reduced congestion, bringing reduced traffic and faster travel times, while increasing speeds for buses and emergency vehicles - will continue notwithstanding this baseless effort to snatch those benefits away from the millions of mass transit users, pedestrians and, especially, the drivers who come to the Manhattan Central Business District."
"It's mystifying that after four years and 4,000 pages of federally-supervised environmental review - and barely three months after giving final approval to the Congestion Relief Program - USDOT would seek to totally reverse course."
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