Tag: congestion pricing

‘Congestion Pricing’ To Toll Drivers Moves Closer to Reality In New York

May 12, 2023
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New York City may start charging drivers traveling below Midtown Manhattan extra fees for congestion as early as April 2024. After years of heated debate, the NYC congestion pricing plan is expected to get final approval from the federal government next month. Urban commuter fees have been a pet project for environmentalists, urban planners and…

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Reps. Malliotakis and Gottheimer Announce a Bipartisan Caucus to Address Congestion Pricing Issue

March 15, 2023
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Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. ET on March 15 to announce the creation of a new, bipartisan congressional caucus to address the Congestion Pricing issue in Manhattan. …

Road Pricing Technology Could Mean an ‘End to Privacy’ for UK Motorists

May 16, 2022
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The Alliance of British Drivers has criticised plans for road pricing—based on “spy in the dashboard” technology—as the “end of privacy” for motorists. In February road pricing—charging motorists for every mile they drive—was put forward by a committee of MPs as a solution to the £35 billion ($43 billion) tax gap that will be created…

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