🚕🌆 That's Good, Right? NYC FHV & Taxi Congestion Toll Outlook

MTA's Traffic Mobility Review Board (TMRB) looks to increase passenger congestion surcharge vs. making driver responsible for new congestion tolls. Yellow cab industry wanted complete exemption

• Under latest proposals, NYC for-hire vehicles (FHVs) and yellow cabs will NOT be exempt from congestion tolling, but effectively have the current PASSENGER PAID congestion surcharge increased

  • 4 new scenarios range from peak tolls of $1 to $2 per trip, with potential non-peak hour discounts

  • With pre-existing congestion surcharges of $2.50 and $2.75, passen…