Statement from Tom Wright, President and CEO of Regional Plan Association:

“To truly grapple with the New York region’s historic congestion problem, we must have a long-term plan to address air pollution and traffic, improve transit options, and encourage shared economic prosperity,” said Tom Wright, President & CEO, Regional Plan Association.​“Congratulations to Governor Hochul and MTA CEO Janno Lieber for their leadership and for receiving the Finding Of No Significant Impact (FONSI) from US DOT for congestion pricing. Now begins the hard part for the MTA and the Traffic Review Mobility Board: developing a program that limits exemptions and offers appropriate credits so everyone pays a similar price to drive into Manhattan’s core. With the right credits, congestion pricing program can be implemented in a way that eliminates toll shopping and benefits both New York and New Jersey.”