East River tolls, Midtown traffic charges proposed for $1.5 billion boost to roads, transit system

New York City's deteriorating roads and transit system could get up to $1.5 billion per year for upgrades under a rummaging of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s push to toll East River bridges and charge for access to Midtown. Undaunted by Bloomberg’s 2008 defeat on congestion pricing, transportation advocates are ramping up efforts to sell the public on a revised version of the concept, which includes key changes designed to attract outer-borough support — existing tolls on several spans would be reduced. The reworked model, now called the “Fair Tolling and Transportation Reinvestment Plan,” will be unveiled at a forum at Baruch College on Friday.

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