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There are also multiple ways you can let them know exactly how you feel about having to pay at least $15 to drive into the city.
The MTA announced it will hold four public hearings on its controversial congestion pricing plan. If you want to attend in person you’ll be given approximately two minutes to speak. The four public hearings will take place at MTA Headquarters, 2 Broadway, 20th Floor – William J. Ronan Board Room, on the following dates and times:
• February 29, 2024, at 6:00 PM
• March 1, 2024, at 10:00 AM
• March 4, 2024, at 10:00 AM
• March 4, 2024, at 6:00 PM
If you cannot attend in person but want to share your thoughts on congestion pricing, you can contact the MTA up until March 11th by:
• Sending them an email: cbdtp.feedback@mtabt.org.
• Calling the MTA and leaving a message: 646-252-6777.
• Writing a snail mail letter that can be sent to: CBD Tolling Program, 2 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004.
• The MTA will even accept a letter by fax. Send that fax to 212-504-3148 with “Attention to CBDTP Team.”
If you don’t want to attend one of the four public hearings in person but want to participate virtually, the MTA requires you to register online. The window to register to participate virtually opens up one week prior to the start of each meeting. Visit their website at MTA.info on how to do so.
There’s also an option to simply watch these public hearings online at the MTA YouTube channel @MTAinfo.
Under the MTA’s congestion plan it will cost you $15 to drive your car into Manhattan, below 60th Street. Keep in mind, the MTA can jack this price up by 10% within the first year of when congestion pricing kicks in.
If you drive a truck into Manhattan it will cost you even more, anywhere from $24 to $36, depending on the size of your vehicle.
Suffolk County is represented by Samuel “Sammy” Chu on the MTA board. He voted in favor of the congestion pricing plan, which could begin as soon as May of this year. The State of New Jersey and the Mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey have filed separate lawsuits to put the brakes on congestion pricing in New York.