AFTER pausing surcharges for use of popular streets indefinitely, the most populous city in the US proposed more oversight.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants more traffic enforcement as a way to address congestion on the city’s busiest streets, as Gov. Kathy Hochul delayed charges.
The mayor emphasized the challenge New York City faces regarding the toll plan vehicles Entering lower Manhattan from 60th Street was suddenly halted.
“One of the biggest congestion problems is double parking,” Adams said during a press conference.
“It’s a security risk.”
The governor announced her reconsideration of congestion pricing plans on June 5.
Hochul said he paused because the costs “would hurt the very people who make this city work.”
“I cannot add another burden to working-class New Yorkers,” he added.
Hochul made the announcement about the suspension of the program as the congestion charge was weeks away from its initial implementation.
The surcharge was expected to be a method to dissuade thousands of cars from driving on the streets of Midtown and Lower Manhattan, Gothamist reported.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has begun fining drivers caught double parking in bus lanes as part of a new initiative.
The new program uses cameras mounted on buses.
Whether or not the mayor seeks to hire more traffic police officers to increase parking enforcement.
Adams also announced plans for the city to build more bike lanes.
He also noted that New York City authorities intend to continue focusing on subway crime.
“A lot of this traffic happened because of COVID,” he said.
“And because people no longer feel safe on the subway system.”
Before Hochul stopped the road surcharge, the MTA announced that it would begin charging vehicles on some Manhattan streets starting June 30.
Traffic monitoring cameras and radars have already been installed on dozens of streets in New York.
Tolls expected to begin on most roads south of 60th Street in Manhattan would charge vehicles between $1.25 and $34 to use the roads.
Costs would depend on the type of car and transit time.
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