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Congestion Pricing Task Force
March 14, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EDT
Congestion Pricing Task Force
Monday, March 14, 2022 - 6:30 PM
This meeting was conducted via Zoom
MINUTES: March 2022 Congestion Pricing Task Force Minutes
A livestream of this meeting can be found here.
AGENDA:
- Updates on the Status of Congestion Pricing Implementation
- Continuing discussion of potential Task Force Recommendations to be provided to the Traffic Mobility Review Board (see below list of options under consideration)
- Old Business
- New Business
Potential Recommendations Regarding Potential Policies
Providing municipal parking in the outer boroughs near subway stations
Establishing a residential parking permit program in neighborhoods outside the congestion zone
Accommodations for small businesses that will face financial strains
Accommodations for non-profit businesses
Revisiting taxi policies and considering eliminating all congestion fees for all yellow cabs (not just below 96th St.)
Recommending hours in which tolls are in effect and timeframes of definitions for peak vs. off peak
Potential Recommendations Regarding Discounts/Offsets/Exemptions
Discounts or exemptions for Motorcycles
Discounts/exemptions for vehicles carrying more than a defined number of passengers (HOV) discounts
Offsets for those who pay tolls on non/MTA crossings (including the Tappan Zee/Mario Cuomo Bridge)
Discounts for residents living outside the congestion zone but who garage their vehicles within the congestion zone
Discounts or exemptions for people performing medical-related trips
Discounts or exemptions for vehicles crossing into the zone for a very short time (such as to accommodate alternate side parking activities, or if construction forces a vehicle to cross into the congestion zone)
Broadening medical exemptions beyond the language in the Congestion Pricing law exempting authorized vehicles transporting persons with disabilities
Tolling all entrances/exits of the Queensboro Bridge
Providing no exemptions beyond those stipulated in the congestion pricing law
Alida Camp and Craig Lader, Co-Chairs