(The Center Square) — Spending on public transit upgrades tied to revenue from New York City’s controversial congestion pricing program took a big step forward, even as a federal court challenge over it plays out in court.
On Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will be tapping $1.75 billion from the new tolling charges to modernize the subway system.
“Nearly one year in, congestion pricing has already sped up traffic and cleaned our air, and now it is supporting generational upgrades to our subway system,” Hochul said in a statement. “We’ve already shown what we can do when we support transit — ridership continues to climb, and subway performance is at record highs.”
The MTA Board on Wednesday approved a design-build contract to modernize
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