Principles for an MTA Turnaround Plan

Without a turnaround plan that addresses our entire transportation network, our region faces economic ruin. Simply maintaining the status quo will force residents to face a future in which long, unpredictable commutes deteriorate our overall quality of life.

Luckily, we have a viable alternative. It is called congestion pricing, a program that has been successfully deployed in cities from London to Stockholm to Singapore. In New York, it would entail charging a fee on all vehicles entering Manhattan’s central business district.

The plan would provide a significant new source of revenue to overhaul our aging transportation system, including our subways, while simultaneously creating economic incentives to reduce traffic in our most gridlocked neighborhoods.