Revenue generated from the Congestion Relief Zone will fund some of the region’s most important transit capital projects, including:
- Accessibility improvements at over 20 stations
- Modern signal systems on segments of the A/C and B/D/F/M lines for over 1.5 million daily riders
- Hundreds of new electric buses
- Second Ave Subway Phase 2 extension to East Harlem
- Critical projects that keep our system in good working condition, such as structural repairs, power system improvements, and upgrades to bus depots.
Paris is often cited as a City that has taken aggressive action to mitigate auto traffic and maximize walkability.
It’s working in London and Stockholm, too:
https://www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/how-london-and-stockholm-made-congestion-pricing-politics-work
Politically, it’s tough, because blue collar people like taxi and Uber drivers can be really hurt, and there’s a lot of pushback because of that, but exemptions can be made, and in NYC they already exist:
https://www.mta.info/fares-tolls/tolls/congestion-relief-zone/discounts-exemptions