Donald Trump's administration plans to end congestion pricing in Manhattan, a policy implemented to reduce traffic by charging drivers a toll to enter lower Manhattan. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized the plan, claiming it harms working-class Americans and small businesses. Although the program was approved in 2019, legal experts question whether Trump has the authority to dismantle it. If successful, the elimination could jeopardize $15 billion intended for mass transit improvements in New York, even as officials emphasize the program's funds would enhance the aging infrastructure.
The Department of Transportation announced that the federal government would "effectively [end] tolling authority for New York City's cordon pricing plan, which imposes tolls on drivers entering Manhattan below 60th St."
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called congestion pricing a "slap in the face to working class Americans and small business owners," opposing the tolling system.
Governor Kathy Hochul stated that the funds from congestion pricing would support aging improvements to the state's mass transit infrastructure.
Legal experts doubt Trump has the authority to kill the program, which could eliminate $15 billion in revenue for New York's mass transit improvements.
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