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Donald Trump was able to stop New York’s controversial pricing programs for congestion despite successfully treating many of the city’s bumper-to-bumper streets.
The Department of Transport is considering recalling the federal state that the Biden administration approved last year that gave the Green Light program, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
Without the approval, the program can be left open to legal challenges that can end, or at least temporary break, congestion prices from continuing.
The outlet says that no final decision has been made, but Trump has expressed support to kill it. Two weeks ago, A group of Republican legislators in New York met the president in Mar-A-Lago to advocate for the program.
During his presidential campaign, Trump promised to “resign” congestion pricing in his “first week” back in the office. From now on, it is still in effect.
The plan, which came into force earlier this month, Fees Drivers additional $ 9 to Enter Midtown or Downtown Manhattan During holidays.
The purpose is to reduce heavy grid lids, lower carbon dioxide emissions and provide more funding to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to improve public transport such as subway and buses.
Data from the first week of pricing of congestion Shows a decrease of seven percent in vehicles in the tolled area under Manhattan’s 60th Street, with drivers who saw a decrease of 30 to 40 percent in travel times compared to last year.
But despite its success, some legislators have criticized it for unfair punishment commuters in the Tri-State area.
Even New Jersey -Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat, asked Trump to look at the program, which he referred to as a “disaster” and claimed hits that worked and the middle class commuters from his state.
Mike Lawler, a Republican congressman from Hudson Valley, New York, called the program a “cash grip” and promised to get it cancellation.
New York -Governor Kathy Hochul, an advocate for overload pricing, has struggled to implement the program.
Last summer, Hochul temporarily paused the program from entering into force, but shortly after Trump was selected, she was reintroduced that it was levied from $ 15 to $ 9.
