Dummy politicians PASSED congestion pricing in NYC &TRUMP is blocking it yay!

[ninjahood]

well well..looks who's coming to da rescue

 

[squatchnt]

well well..looks who's coming to da rescue

To The rescue of the 22% percent who own a car in Manhattan or the 78% that dont?

 

[ninjahood]

To The rescue of NYers who would be taxed to around their own neighborhood

fixed it for u b.

 

[ninjahood]

Cuomo says Trump is holding Manhattan congestion pricing fees ‘hostage’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday claimed that President Donald Trump is holding “hostage” plans to pay for key subway upgrades through congestion pricing as retaliation for New York’…

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Cuomo says Trump is holding Manhattan congestion pricing fees ‘hostage’
By Nolan Hicks and David Meyer

February 20, 2020 | 3:51pm

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday claimed that President Donald Trump is holding “hostage” plans to pay for key subway upgrades through congestion pricing as retaliation for New York’s refusal to grant federal immigration authorities access to driver’s license records.

“Will they hold congestion pricing hostage? Yes,” Cuomo told reporters at an unrelated press conference. “That’s how they do business.”

“It doesn’t happen without the federal government’s approval and right now, they’re not approving it,” he said.

The comments came in response to reports in the Wall Street Journal and Politico that the Trump administration has refused to say for months whether the tolling program can move forward without a full environmental review.

MTA officials have said congestion pricing will pay for $15 billion of the agency’s $51.5 billion plan for needed subway and commuter rail improvements.



State officials hoped to have the tolls in place by the start of 2021, but federal environmental reviews typically take two years or more to complete.

Cuomo said officials had expected the federal government’s approval would be “perfunctory.”

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The Trump administration’s approach to congestion pricing is an extension of its decision to ban New Yorkers from participating in expedited-traveler programs because the state lets illegal immigrants apply for drivers’ licenses, Cuomo said.

“The federal government has been slow, obstinate and I think purposefully difficult whenever they can,” he told reporters. “It’s political extortion … and, I think, you see this across the board, and I’m not holding my breath for them to approve congestion pricing.”




MTA Chairman Pat Foye insisted earlier this week that he is confident congestion pricing will happen eventually.

“It’s definitely high alert, but all hope is not lost,” said Lisa Daglian of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Council, the MTA’s in-house advocacy group. “The MTA’s been saying from the beginning that they would hope the city and state put [money] because they didn’t expect the congestion pricing money to roll in on day one.”

The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.

 

[GTA 809]

Sad state of affairs when Trump is the voice of reason.

 

[nydunkhead]

Sad state of affairs when Trump is the voice of reason.

Shows how big of clowns the Mayor and Governor are

 

[johnnyredstorm]

No need for you to drive in midtown. Take a damn train or cab. Clown *** fake NYers.

 

[picasso swerve]

No need for you to drive in midtown. Take a damn train or cab. Clown *** fake NYers.

Been in NY my whole life and if im on my free time, I will drive into the city. Dont care what day it is. Only time ill train is to go to work, and thats if theres no side street parking anywhere close.

 

[ninjahood]

No need for you to drive in midtown

cutting up NYC with tolls is stupid, glad Trumpito is dubbin da clowns in Albany... if you paid attention to local politics it's basically by da sycophantic bike Lane evangelists propping this crap up.

I want to give a big SMD to "gridlock" Sam Schwartz, I've been trying to shove this down our throats since before I was even born.

how about actually budget so da MTA isn't a walking corpse.

between this and car politics in terms of trying to taking them away from people is when I realized Democrats hate automobiles.

 

[ninjahood]

‘Not holding my breath’: Cuomo claims Trump is holding congestion pricing hostage

Gov. Cuomo was not optimistic regarding federal approval for congestion pricing.

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Not holding my breath’: Cuomo claims Trump is holding congestion pricing hostage
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As the MTA continues its quest to receive federal approval for the nation’s first congestion pricing plan, New York’s top elected official isn’t holding his breath.

On Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters that New York’s congestion pricing plan could be held up by President Donald Trump’s administration’s refusal to provide guidance and approval to the MTA.


“I am not holding my breath for them to approve congestion pricing,” Cuomo said.

The refusal to approve congestion pricing is just the latest in a long line of political stalemates reached between New York and the the Trump administration, which includes a lack of federal funding for the Gateway rail tunnel, withheld approval for the LaGuardia Airport air train and exclusion from “trusted traveler” programs, like Global Entry, for New Yorkers.

“Will they hold approval on congestion pricing hostage? Yes. Will they hold the air train approval at LaGuardia Airport hostage? Yes. Will they hold the Gateway Tunnels hostage? Yes. Because that is how they do business,” Cuomo said.

With the federal government continuing to drag its feet on the matter, there’s some concern that the program may not be ready to launch by the anticipated January 2021 start date.

The Central Business District Tolling Program (CBDTP) -- expected to reduce congestion on busy Manhattan streets while generating billions in revenue to dedicate toward mass transit improvements -- requires federal approval due to some roads within the program’s limits receiving federal funding or being considered part of the interstate highway system.


The main concern lies with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process, which will require the MTA to complete either an abbreviated environmental assessment (EA) or a larger-scale environmental impact statement (EIS). The problem is, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has yet to provide the MTA with guidance as to which review will be necessary, despite over a dozen meetings between the two agencies in recent months, according to the MTA.

“The NEPA process is determined by the federal government and we have yet to receive direction from FHWA on how they would like the MTA to proceed even as we have had over a dozen meetings and provided every request for supplemental information," said MTA spokesperson Abbey Collins.

“As we have informed FHWA, the MTA is prepared to file either an EIS or EA, each of which we are advanced in preparing. The MTA remains on schedule, with the selection of the contractor and notice to proceed with work, each completed a month ahead of schedule,” Collins continued.


MALLIOTAKIS CALLS FOR REJECTION

On Thursday, Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-East Shore/Brooklyn) wrote to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Administrator Nicole Nason, urging the agency to reject New York’s congestion pricing plan until the MTA provides additional details regarding implementation.

“I am writing today to urge you to reject congestion pricing in New York City until the MTA can provide a plan that details how this proposal would be implemented, as well as, where the revenue created would go,” Malliotakis wrote.

In the letter, Malliotakis referenced the lack of available details regarding the plan, including how much the fee will cost, who will be exempt and what projects the money will fund.

“As your agency moves closer to a decision, I ask that you hold the MTA to the highest standard possible and reject this plan until they are able to provide concrete and satisfactory details as to how they intend to proceed,” she continued.

She also notes that Staten Islanders already pay a toll to connect with the rest of the city, claiming that any approved congestion pricing plan should provide Staten Island drivers a credit to avoid being double tolled.


“I also urge you to reject this proposal unless the Verrazzano Bridge is given the same toll credit status that many other crossings across the city are expected to receive. The people of Staten Island and New York City are counting on you to make sense of this puzzling plan missing many pieces,” the letter concludes.

ABOUT NYC CONGESTION PRICING

As part of the $175 billion state budget approved on April 1, the MTA’s Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) will establish the “Central Business District Tolling Program,” which will charge travelers a variable fee for driving into Manhattan’s Central Business District, defined as any area south of 60th Street.

Congestion pricing refers to the use of electronic tolling to charge vehicles for entering certain areas during peak commuting hours, ideally resulting in reduced traffic congestion and increased revenue for transit-oriented projects.


A six-member Traffic Mobility Review Board will recommend toll pricing this year to the TBTA, which will ultimately determine the toll prices, which may vary based on a combination of factors and may potentially offer exemptions and credits to certain travelers. However, less than a year from potential implementation, the review board has yet to be determined, with no meetings yet scheduled.

The toll could potentially vary based on the time of day, the amount of traffic, the total distance traveled within the zone and the time spent driving within the zone.

The program is expected to generate $1 billion annually, which can be bonded against for $15 billion, which will be placed in a designated MTA “lockbox” to fund capital improvements to the ailing mass transit system.

Revenue generated from the new internet sales tax and progressive mansion tax will also be included in the lockbox, adding another $10 billion in bonded funds, totaling $25 billion between the three new revenue streams.

In late March, a source involved with New York City congestion pricing proposals said it was “fair to say” that the panel would start with a baseline of the existing tolls on the Hugh L. Carey and Queens Midtown Tunnels, resulting in a two-way fee of $6.12 or one-way fee of $12.24 under the current tolling structure.


According to the source, the determining factor in selecting the price will be assuring that the annual generated revenue meets the $1 billion needed to secure the $15 billion in bonds for repairs and improvements to the public transportation system.

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[jape]

Also living in Houston, hopefully that mindset doesn't change anytime soon as Houston's population continues to grow larger and larger everyday (technically suppose to be the 3rd largest city in the US at this point).

The larger Houston's population gets, the more the traffic here begins to replicate what we see out in the LAs and Manhattans out there.

Actually, some of the recent traffic in the H is due to them doing construction on those very said "toll roads" that you are describing

i think houston is trying to meet the demand and handle the influx of transplants moving here
they are turning 99 in to a giant loop around the city
im all for it

i also hear plans of having a bullet train that connects houston, austin, san antonio, and dallas.
supposedly will only take 45 minutes to get to dallas
i would be in austin every other weekend

 

[ninjahood]

bullet trains sounds good.. problem is California is da model on how never to try it...morons

 

[ninjahood]

 

[brendasdeadbaby]

it’s gonna happen maybe not now but eventually down the line it will happen just like the Plastic bag tax

 

[ninjahood]

it’s gonna happen maybe not now but eventually down the line it will happen just like the Plastic bag tax

only reason that passed is because da crazy liberals cannibalized da IDC (independent Democratic caucus) which was a buffer between da progressives and Republicans in da state senate. (tended to block crazy irrational laws passed by da liberal dominated state assembly vs da historically controlled Republican state senate)

expect da liberals to lose their super majority this November with da major blow back to Green light bill (illegal immigrants being able to drive) and Bail reform (which Cuomo knows its been a loser so he's trying to convince Carl hasties da state assembly speaker) that's been dominating da news.

 

[brendasdeadbaby]

Only reason you’re against plastic bags is because now you gotta buy a pack of trash can liners at family dollar. I don’t expect them to lose the majority in the state. It’s blue and staying that way for a long time. But to be frank I really don’t care about either. I have a reusable tote bag and and take the train very day except weekend when I drive uptown or stay home

 

[ninjahood]

I don’t expect them to lose the majority in the state. It’s blue and staying that way for a long time

Democrats only held da state senate 2 times in 100 years.

they're gonna lose it with bail reform, guaranteed....you forget da summer time is coming, wait till those headlines of knuckleheads wilding out wit no bail...

NYPD gonna get soaked with fire hydrants all summer worry free.

Only reason you’re against plastic bags is because now you gotta buy a pack of trash can liners at family dollar.

sounds like a backwards way of agreeing how stupid da ban is.

 

[mplsdunk]

I feel like every city has a great bullet train plan that will never happen

we were supposed to have one to Chicago and Rochester by now.

 

[Nike Jordan]

"Small government".

 

[ninjahood]

 

[johnnyredstorm]

You really angry about plastic bags b? Grab a damn reusable tote and keep it on you when you go out. Ya killing me with some of this nonsense b.

 

[jape]

You really angry about plastic bags b? Grab a damn reusable tote and keep it on you when you go out. Ya killing me with some of this nonsense b.

republicans don't care about the planet

 

[ninjahood]

You really angry about plastic bags b?

everyone is angry about it...id wager thicker Plastic bags will drop to circumvent da ban.

 

[youngogjosh]

Aren’t you from jamaica,queens?
You told me this last week.

Are you okay, is everything okay at home?
Did he beat you again?

Bad Moon Rison

 

[Bad Moon Rison]

Bad Moon Rison

Still cracks me up!!!!! Fire promo by alchemist iq .