This chapter discusses the implementation of congestion pricing in New York City, including the tolling zone and guidelines for exemptions. It highlights the aim of raising a billion dollars a year to fund public transit and the challenges of determining pricing and exemptions. The chapter also addresses the controversy surrounding the plan and the opposition from the state of New Jersey.
New York City wants to be the first in the nation to implement congestion pricing to charge people for driving during peak hours. New Jersey says fuhgeddaboudit.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Tien Nguyen, engineered by Rob Byers with help from Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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