Congestion pricing was seen as the answer to the city’s transit needs when state lawmakers authorized the policy in 2019. Traffic will almost certainly get worse when the city fully reopens and commuters and visitors come back in bigger numbers. Mr. Cuomo, in turn, blamed the federal government, which has to provide final approval, for the delays. can enact it,” Mr. Cuomo said during a recent speech. after clashing with Mr. Cuomo, said he was bewildered by the delays in rolling out congestion pricing, especially since the Trump administration, which had done little to advance the plan, was no longer in power.

Source: International New York Times August 16, 2021 06:56 UTC