Statement from NYC Comptroller Lander on President Trump’s Termination of Congestion Pricing

New York, NY— In response to the Trump administration illegally reversing approval of congestion pricing, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released the following statement: 

“Congestion pricing is working: traffic is down, travel times have plummeted 30%, transit ridership has surged, and hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing to improve our subways and buses. We must not let Trump drag us back to crappier subway service, standstill traffic, and smoggier air. 

“Having been at the forefront of the fight to implement congestion pricing, I am appalled that President Trump and his U.S. Department of Transportation put this in reverse, purely for political purposes. Let’s be clear: the U.S. DOT properly approved this program after extensive environmental review. 

“My Office will explore all available options to reverse yet another instance of illegal federal overreach by the Trump administration – and keep congestion pricing and New York City moving forward.” 

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