New York City congestion toll OK'd for part of Manhattan

A new congestion toll will seek to alleviate traffic and pollution in Manhattan. Photo: Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP/File

The fee will be a first in an American city, and is similar to existing schemes in London, Stockholm and Singapore. It must first gain federal approval, and systems for collecting the tolls must be put in place. Only emergency vehicles, those carrying disabled passengers and specialized city vehicles will be exempt. Low-income drivers living in the congestion zone will be eligible for reduced fees.MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber called the vote"one of the most significant the board has ever undertaken," and said in a statement:"The MTA is ready."

The more than $1 billion that the MTA hopes to raise from the new toll will go towards renovating subway stations to make them more accessible, modernizing subway signals and funding system expansions."One of the biggest goals of this is to finally attack congestion, but the other side of the equation is to invest more in transit," Lieber said.

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