Port Authority workers are the latest group to speak out against congestion pricing. Christinafantv has the story.
"Put simply, the MTA's financial struggles should not be solved on the backs on the essential workers who continue to get squeezed," said Rob Zavonte, president of the agency's Sergeants Benevolent Association.Workers on Tuesday demanded an exemption from the MTA, saying the toll to commute to their jobs could cost them more than $5,000 annually.
"It'll stop investment in the PATH train and all the work upgrading LaGuardia, Newark, and Kennedy airports," Gottheimer said.The MTA has touted that congestion pricing will improve the environment, improve air quality, and make streets safer. In response to the rally, a spokesperson wrote, in part," is good for the 85% of people who depend on mass transit to get to where they need to go, including more than $1 billion for LIRR improvements."
Opponents are also looking to kill congestion pricing in other ways, from a lawsuit to legislation that would strip the MTA of federal funding.
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