Big news in the legal fight to reinstate congestion pricing, John.

There is officially a court date.

On September 27, attorneys representing both sides will present their arguments before a judge in the Riders Alliance v. Hochul and City Club of New York v. Hochul cases to restore congestion pricing.

This is an important first milestone for our broad coalition of advocates, plaintiffs, and attorneys, who’ve been hard at work assembling lawsuits (two of which were filed in July, and which are based on the governor’s violation of state law).

Transit riders are the heart of the City’s working class and economic engine. When Governor Hochul halted congestion pricing, she singlehandedly deprived millions of New Yorkers $15 billion worth of transit improvements like more frequent trains, cleaner air, faster buses, and greater accessibility.

Here are some additional updates on what has already been accomplished in the fight to implement congestion pricing:

• Ahead of the court date, I joined an amicus brief alongside a coalition of environmental advocates, business organizations, transportation experts, and MTA board members in support of both lawsuits.
• Disability rights advocates filed a separate brief emphasizing the stakes for transit accessibility.
• Four state legislators also filed their own brief asserting that the governor did not have the authority to indefinitely pause congestion pricing.

If we don’t get this done, hard-working New Yorkers on their way home after a long day will experience increasing service cuts, gridlock, air quality alerts, and inaccessible stations.

I don’t know about you, but I believe a world-class public transit system, reduced traffic, and better air quality is worth fighting for.

We’ll have more updates soon,

Brad

Office of the New York City Comptroller

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Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander
1 Centre Street
New York, NY 10007
United States

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