U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul rescinding federal approval of congestion pricing and canceled the agreement that had let the New York Department of Transportation collect those tolls.
Earlier today, news broke that President Donald Trump’s Department of Transportation intends to withdraw federal approval of New York City’s congestion pricing. In a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, DOT secretary Sean Duffy asserted that congestion tolls posed an unfair financial burden on working-class motorists,
A letter from U.S. transportation secretary Sean Duffy to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, indicates an end to congestion pricing in New York City. The system, 20 years in the making, went into effect on January 5.
Donald Trump’s administration has terminated federal approval of New York City’s controversial congestion pricing scheme, sparking an immediate state-federal legal battle. Transportation secretary Sean Duffy informed New York governor Kathy Hochul of his department’s decision in a letter on Wednesday.
A standoff between the MTA, Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Trump administration after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy revoked congestion pricing. The MTA didn't waste any time heading to court to file papers to prevent the tolls from being stopped.
The Trump administration did in fact make a first effort to disassemble congestion pricing yesterday; Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul saying that the agency will revoke federal approval for MTA’s tolling plan that started on Jan.
Donald Trump's new Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has told New York Gov. Kathy Hochul that the Department of Transportation’s
Hochul and Trump met at the Oval Office for more than an hour for a “frank, candid conversation about New York’s key priorities including congestion pricing, immigration, infrastructure, economic development, energy, offshore wind and nuclear power,” confirmed Hochul spokesman Avi Small Saturday.
In a fiery press conference, New York’s governor attacked the president over his attempt to kill congestion pricing and proclaim himself a king.
The U.S. Department of Transportation said the Federal Highway Administration has "terminated approval" of New York City's congestion pricing plan.
Gov. Hochul says New York City will “keep its cameras on.” Can the administration legally end the nation's first cordon pricing program?