The commission studying ways to reduce traffic is expected to endorse a plan Thursday afternoon.
The Congestion Pricing Commission is expected to pass a proposal
that calls for an $8 fee for anyone driving in Manhattan south of 60th
Street.
The committee was formed after Albany legilsators agreed that
traffic problems had to be addressed, but couldn't agree on the
details.
Sources say the plan also calls for taxi fares to include a $1
surcharge and for some residents to lose an exemption from parking
garage taxes.
A controversial plan to put tolls on the East River bridges has
been scrapped for now, though motorists will still be hit once they
enter Manhattan.
A traffic reduction plan must be legally approved by March 31st for
the city to qualify for $354 million in federal transportation funding.
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