After five years of intensive study, passionate debate, and far-reaching public outreach, the MTA Board voted overwhelmingly last week to approve the proposed
tolling structure for congestion pricing. It’s about time.
While peer agencies nationwide have been forced to make painful cuts to service, we were able to work with Governor Hochul and the State Legislature to substantially increase subway service as part of last year’s budget. And we can’t forget about the historic increase implemented on the Long Island Rail Road since the opening of Grand Central Madison — 41% more service systemwide. Rush hour frequencies between Jamaica and Manhattan now roughly equate to midday service on the Lexington Avenue subway, the busiest subway line in North America.
Compare that to 2018 — the year before congestion pricing was passed by the Legislature – when subway OTP was just 66%. Metro-North had its worst year in recent history then, as infrastructure challenges and extreme weather led to persistent delays.
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