NEW YORK -- New York City's congestion pricing plan is facing another court challenge, this time from small business owners who say it could cripple them. They are expected to rally Tuesday morning at City Hall to call for the program to be halted until a full environmental impact study is done. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority did an environmental assessment, which critics say isn't as thorough.
A delay to congestion pricing might sound like a good thing to some, but the MTA insists these lawsuits are unnecessarily delaying the benefits it would bring transit users.'We can't award contracts until the funding is assured. As a result, the MTA capital program must be placed mostly on hold,' said Torres-Springer.That means things like station upgrades, new subway cars and signal repairs, and expansions to existing lines are all on hold.