The pause on congestion pricing blew a $16.5 billion hole in the MTA's $55 billion 2020-24 capital plan, imperiling priorities like expanding the Second Avenue Subway, modernizing subway signals on multiple lines, and making the system more accessible for people with disabilities.
Advocates are now pushing Gov. Kathy Hochul to start the congestion pricing program before Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, to secure vital funding for transit improvements.
Danny Pearlstein, policy and communications director at the Riders Alliance, stated, 'The stakes are dire for New York. The pause on congestion pricing... imperils priorities like expanding the Second Avenue Subway.'
The MTA now has a new proposed five-year capital plan worth $68 billion, which officials say largely prioritizes state-of-good-repair work, but it remains only half funded.
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