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Citizens Budget Commission Says Congestion Pricing Can be an Effective Tool

The report delves into a host of funding options that could be implemented to increase revenues, particularly: raising user fees (fuel taxes, motor vehicle taxes and tolls) and instituting congestion pricing.

The CBC recommends a number of revenue raises to help fund the state’s transportation needs, including congestion pricing in New York City. The CBC recommends a number of revenue raises to help fund the state’s transportation needs, including congestion pricing in New York City.

NEW YORK CITY—As Albany lawmakers continue to debate how the state will adequately fund the state’s transportation infrastructure, the Citizens Budget Commission in a report released on Wednesday is advocating for implementing congestion pricing in New York City as one way to rise needed revenue.

The report, authored by Jamison Dague, director of infrastructure studies at the Citizens Budget Commission, chronicles the factors fueling the state’s transportation infrastructure needs and the years of funding shortfalls that have both the bridge and highway network, as well as its mass transit system in disrepair.

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