New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is welcoming the brand new administration in Washington by reminding President Donald Trump of a marketing campaign promise that might he says would profit Backyard State residents.
In a letter despatched to Trump on Monday, the governor stated he welcomes any alternative to work with the brand new administration in locations “where we can find common ground.” A type of consists of congestion tolling applied by New York to cost automobiles coming into Decrease Manhattan.
At present I despatched a letter to President Trump urging his Administration to reexamine New York’s congestion pricing scheme.
Congestion pricing is a catastrophe for New Jersey commuters and should obtain the shut look it deserves from the federal authorities. pic.twitter.com/rAX1WqrFjH
— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) January 20, 2025
On Jan. 3, a decide denied a last-ditch effort pushed by New Jersey to cease the implementation of congestion pricing on the grounds that components of the state would undergo environmentally from the brand new site visitors patterns brought on by drivers trying to keep away from paying the toll.
Murphy’s request to Trump is no surprise given his vocal opposition and failed authorized battles.
Critics of congestion pricing hope Trump’s return to the White Home would imply a cease to the toll, which the president vowed to terminate “in my FIRST WEEK back in Office!!!”
“I know we share significant concerns about these developments,” the governor stated within the letter that quotes a number of situations during which the then-candidate bashed the plan. “During your campaign, you called congestion pricing ‘a disaster for NYC’ and a ‘massive business killer and tax on New Yorkers, and anyone going into Manhattan.'”
Within the communication to the White Home, Murphy stated the state plans to amend its lawsuit in opposition to the federal Division of Transportation and the Federal Freeway Administration over the approval course of and the dealing with of the adjustments to this system.
“I’m requesting that New York’s congestion pricing scheme obtain the shut look it deserved however didn’t obtain from the federal authorities final 12 months,” Murphy added.
Congestion pricing
In keeping with their new numbers, the MTA stated 200,000 fewer autos entered Manhattan’s Congestion Aid Zone beneath sixtieth Road. That is down greater than 7.5% from 2024.
Along with 218,917 fewer automobiles on the roads, inbound crossings moved 30-40% quicker, and common site visitors on Manhattan streets within the space total moved 20-30% higher.
There have been 4 notable streets or areas the place site visitors beneath sixtieth Road didn’t enhance: Fifth Avenue, 57th Road, Second Avenue and the safety cordon close to Trump Tower.
