纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔是重振纽约市的拥堵费这项新计划降低了车辆在曼哈顿60街以下行驶的费用。
修订后的版本将于1月5日生效，尽管受到当选总统唐纳德·特朗普的反对。该版本将大多数乘用车的基本通行费从15美元降至9美元。今年6月，在来自两党的压力下，就在15美元的计划即将推出的前几天，霍楚尔搁置了该计划。
Hochul周四宣布，出租车和黑车服务的每次额外附加费从1.25美元降至75美分，优步和Lyfts从2.50美元降至1.50美元。
小型卡车和包车将从24美元降至14.40美元，而大型卡车和旅游巴士必须从36美元降至21.60美元。
Hochul解释说，这一决定是为了减轻纽约工人家庭的经济负担，同时维持大都会运输管理局的关键资金。
年收入低于5万美元的低收入司机将获得额外的折扣，他们在每月第10次收费后将获得50%的折扣。
“任何纽约人都不应该多付一分钱，”霍楚尔说。
MTA表示，拥堵费带来的收入将有助于改善地铁服务和安全性。
“纽约人可以指望新的火车车厢，更可靠的服务和更清洁的空气，这一切都归功于州长Hochul的领导，”MTA主席兼首席执行官Janno Lieber说。
Lieber还表示，该计划将通过减少车辆流量来帮助基本服务，使救护车和警察能够更容易地应对紧急情况。
在周四的新闻发布会上，Hochul回应了对拥堵费计划的担忧，该计划已受到国会的威胁，将通过诉讼和潜在的资金削减来阻止该计划。
“我不知道为什么批评者会想把钱从纽约拿走，”州长说，并补充说这种做法可能会伤害纽约人，而不是帮助他们。"如果他们愿意为了政治利益伤害自己的选民，那就非常令人不安。"
尽管诉讼旨在推迟该计划，州长说，“我们正在遵循与以前相同的拥挤收费计划的方法。我们的环境分析在之前的诉讼中被认为是恰当的，我们相信其他联邦法官会支持它。”
特朗普承诺在上任第一周内终止拥堵费计划。
Hochul说，她仍然没有被政治压力吓倒，她告诉记者，“我不会被人们当选或不当选的日历所驱使。”
New York City congestion pricing plan returns with new reduced tolls
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul isreviving New York City's congestion pricingwith a new plan that lowers the previously planned cost to vehicles traveling through Manhattan below 60th Street.
The revised version -- set to take effect on Jan. 5, even though it's opposed by President-elect Donald Trump -- reduces the base toll to $9 for most passenger vehicles, down from $15. Hochul had put the $15 plan on hold in June, just days before it was to launch, amid pressure from both sides of the aisle.
Extra per-ride surcharge is now 75 cents for taxis and black car services, down from $1.25, and $1.50 for Ubers and Lyfts, down from $2.50, Hochul announced on Thursday.
Small trucks and charter buses will be charged $14.40, down from $24, while large trucks and tour buses must pay $21.60, down from $36.
The decision, Hochul explained, was crafted to ease the financial burden on New York's working families while maintaining critical funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Additional discounts are being introduced for low-income drivers making less than $50,000 annually, who will receive a 50% discount after their 10th toll each month.
"No New Yorker should have to pay a penny more than necessary," Hochul said.
The MTA said the revenue from congestion pricing would enable improvements in subway service and safety.
"New Yorkers can count on new train cars, more reliable service and cleaner air, all thanks to Gov. Hochul's leadership," MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said.
Lieber also said the program will help basic services by reducing vehicular traffic so ambulances and police can more easily respond to emergencies.
At Thursday's news conference, Hochul responded to concerns about the congestion pricing plan, which has drawn threats from Congress to block it through litigation and potential funding cuts.
"I'm not sure why the critics would want to take money away from New York," the governor said, adding this approach could harm New Yorkers rather than help them. "If they're willing to hurt their own constituents for political gain, that's very disturbing."
Despite lawsuits aimed at delaying the plan, the governor said, "We're following the same approach for this congestion pricing plan as before. Our environmental analysis was deemed appropriate in prior litigation, and we believe other federal judges will uphold it."
Trump has pledged to terminate the congestion pricing initiative during his first week in office.
Hochul said she remains undeterred by political pressures, telling reporters, "I'm not driven by the calendar of when people are elected or not elected."
