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Trump Administration Considers Halting Congestion Pricing [1]

['Benjamin Oreskes', 'Ana Ley', 'Stefanos Chen', 'Winnie Hu', 'Maggie Haberman']

Date: 2025-01-30

The Trump administration is considering a move to halt New York City’s congestion pricing program, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter.

The Department of Transportation is discussing whether to withdraw a key federal authorization that the tolling plan received from the Biden administration last year. Such a move would almost certainly touch off a legal battle between the state and federal government, and could effectively kill congestion pricing in its infancy.

No final decision has been made but President Trump had vowed to halt congestion pricing when he entered office, saying it was harmful to the city’s economy. The program’s opponents have urged Mr. Trump to re-examine it, with Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey calling it “a disaster for working- and middle-class New Jersey commuters and residents” in a letter to Mr. Trump last week.

The tolling program, which is meant to provide funding for public transit, started on Jan. 5 after surviving a number of lawsuits seeking to block it and a last-minute suspension by Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York in June.

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[1] Url: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/nyregion/nyc-trump-congestion-pricing.html

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