"It's a hopeful moment for drivers as well as for transit riders and for everybody because life can and should get a lot better if you have to drive to New York, if you elect to drive to New York, if you're not spending as much time in congestion. If you can save 10, 20 or even 30 minutes your time is money."
"Lieber said 143,000 people drive into the congestion toll zone every day, compared to 6.5 million who take transit. He argued the tolls will help make the subways and commuter trains better, and likely draw in drivers who'll take a second look at taking the rails."
"The phase-in offered by Hochul - and ratified by board members Monday - calls to hike tolls to $12 in 2028 and the full $15 in 2031."
"Many opponents have cast congestion pricing as a tax on hard-working commuters and New Yorkers who drive. The procedural vote went off without much fanfare compared with the public fury both in favor of and against the long-awaited plan to toll cars entering Manhattan below 60th Street, which is now set to take effect Jan. 5."
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