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		<title>NYC congestion pricing generates nearly $50M in 1st month as Trump admin moves to kill plan</title>
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<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC ">New York City&#8217;s congestion pricing toll generated nearly $50 million in revenue in its first month, officials said Monday, as the Trump administration <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/dot-terminated-approval-nycs-congestion-pricing-plan/story?id=118967538" target="_blank">moves to kill</a> the first-in-the-nation program.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">From Jan. 5, the first day of the program, to Jan. 31, tolls from the congestion pricing program generated $48.66 million, according to the <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.mta.info/press-release/mta-releases-revenue-congestion-relief-zone-tolling-showing-program-line-projections" target="_blank">Metropolitan Transportation Authority</a>, which manages the city&#8217;s subways as well as bridges and commuter rails.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The net revenue for that period was $37.5 million when taking into account expenses to run the program, the MTA said.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The program is on track to generate $500 million in net revenue by the end of this year, as initially projected, the MTA said.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">&#8220;With an initial performance in line with projections, we can confidently move forward with projects that rely on funds from the Congestion Relief Zone,&#8221; MTA Chief Financial Officer Kevin Willens said in a statement. &#8220;We look forward to seeing similar results in the coming months.&#8221;</p>
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<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The update comes after the U.S. Department of Transportation last week <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/dot-terminated-approval-nycs-congestion-pricing-plan/story?id=118967538" target="_blank">said it pulled federal approval</a> of the plan following a review requested by President Donald Trump.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The review found that the &#8220;scope of this pilot project as approved exceeds the authority authorized by Congress&#8221; under the Federal Highway Administration&#8217;s Value Pricing Pilot Program, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Trump celebrated the DOT&#8217;s move, saying on his social media platform Truth Social, &#8220;CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!&#8221;</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The MTA said it immediately challenged the Trump administration&#8217;s reversal in federal court. The MTA is seeking a declaratory judgment from the court that the DOT&#8217;s move is &#8220;not proper&#8221; and is not turning off the tolls under the program until there&#8217;s a court order, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said Wednesday.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Duffy, who called the plan &#8220;unfair,&#8221; <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=549314784937459" target="_blank">told CBS News</a> on Wednesday that he&#8217;d be open to some form of congestion pricing while questioning the price of the NYC toll.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The congestion pricing plan charges passenger vehicles $9 to access Manhattan below 60th Street during peak hours as part of an effort to ease congestion and raise funds for the city&#8217;s public transit system. During peak hours, small trucks and charter buses are charged $14.40 and large trucks and tour buses pay $21.60.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">According to the MTA&#8217;s findings, 68% of the $48.66 million in revenue generated in January came from passenger vehicles, 22% from taxis and for-hire vehicles, 9% from trucks and 1% from buses and motorcycles.</p>
<p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN ">New York officials have touted the success of the program in easing traffic, with Hochul saying last week that congestion has &#8220;dropped dramatically&#8221; since the program went into effect last month.</p>
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