A New Jersey federal judge plans to rule on the fate of the MTA’s congestion pricing program in early June, just before tolling drivers who go south of 60th Street in Manhattan begins. The ruling will have major implications for the region and the entire country.
A New Jersey federal judge said on Wednesday that he plans to rule on the fate of the MTA ’s congestion pricing program in early June — just before the agency seeks to begin tolling drivers who go south of 60th Street in Manhattan . Judge Leo Gordon shared when he expects to rule on the Garden State’s challenge to the tolling program during the first of two days of oral arguments in U.S. District Court in Newark.
While other lawsuits seeking to block congestion pricing are also pending in Manhattan, Gordon will likely be the first to rule on whether the MTA and federal government’s analysis of the program’s likely impacts was adequate. He seemed to acknowledge on Wednesday that his ruling on congestion pricing would have major implications for the region and entire country. “This case could set a precedent,” MTA lawyer Elizabeth Knauer said, touting congestion pricing as a national model to help fight climate chang
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