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SoHo Broadway Partner : The MTA is holding hearings about the Central Business District Tolling Program on March 1 & 4, 2024

The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), doing business as MTA Bridges and Tunnels, will hold four hybrid public hearings to solicit comments on the proposed toll rate schedule for the Central Business District Tolling Program (CDBTP). 

In 2019, the New York State Legislature enacted the MTA Reform and Traffic Mobility Act, directing the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (commonly referred to as MTA Bridges & Tunnels) to establish a congestion tolling program in the Manhattan Central Business District (CBD).

In 2024, New York City will implement the nation’s first congestion pricing program, known as the  Central Business District Tolling Program (Congestion Pricing) Drivers will be charged a toll to enter the Manhattan Central Business District – Manhattan south of and including 60th Street, but excluding the FDR Drive, the West Side Highway, the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connection to West Street. 

The upcoming public hearings for comments will be held in a hybrid format with options to participate in-person or via Zoom. A livestream will be available on the MTA YouTube channel. 

You can register to speak or find more information about these hearings below:

About the hearings: The MTA will hold three public hearings on the proposed toll schedule in March: Friday, March 1 at 10 am, Monday, March 4 at 10 am, Monday, March 4 at 6 pm. (see registration info below).

The hearings will be held at MTA Headquarters, located at 2 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. The hearings will take place in the William J. Ronan Board Room on the 20th Floor.

How to speak at the public hearings: Those interested in speaking must register in advance. Registration will close 30 minutes following the start of each hearing. Use the links below to register:

• Friday, March 1, 2024, at 10 am
• Monday, March 4, 2024, at 10 am
• Monday, March 4, 2024, at 6 pm

You can also call the Public Hearing Hotline at (646) 252-6777. Agents are available daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

• Each registered speaker will have two minutes to speak. Public comments will be limited to a total of 240 minutes per hearing, or approximately 120 speakers. Speakers who have not already spoken at a CBDTP toll rate schedule hearing will be given priority.  Learn more here
• If you cannot attend the hearings in person, you can register to speak via Zoom’s online platform and conference call feature. If you have registered, you may join by following these instructions:
• Join Zoom Webinar Online: To access the Zoom webinar online, go to https://mta.zoom.us/j/82624594335
• Join Zoom Webinar by Telephone: To access the Zoom webinar by telephone, please call (929) 436-2866 (local) or (833) 548-0282 (US toll free). Then enter Webinar ID 826 2459 4335, followed by the pound (#) sign.

The following transit options are available for those who wish to attend public sessions:  ​​

• ​​ R train to Whitehall St
• ​​​​ 4 & 5 trains to Bowling Green (this is an accessible station)
• ​​ 1 train to South Ferry (this is an accessible station)
• ​​​​ J & Z trains to Broad St
• Bus: M15, M15 SBS, M20, M55, SIM1, SIM35
• Staten Island Ferry to South Ferry Terminal

The Central Business District (CBD) Tolling Program, also known as congestion pricing, will improve quality of life for millions of people by reducing traffic in Manhattan’s most congested areas and funding improvements to New York’s transit system. Fewer cars means cleaner air, less traffic, safer streets, and better transit throughout the region. Learn more about the nation’s first congestion pricing program HERE: https://new.mta.info/project/CBDTP