And European cities, already known for their strict rules on urban driving and congestion charges, are cracking down even more on gas- and diesel-burning vehicles in an effort to fight climate change. Vancouver is weighing a fee of between $3 and $8 for motorists driving into the busiest parts of the city. Elected officials in Portland, Seattle, and Los Angeles are mulling their own plans to ease gridlock while also raising money to improve aging transit systems. New York would be the first US city to adopt congestion pricing, but others could soon follow. The plan is expected to be approved by early April when the state budget is due, but won’t go into effect until 2021. The fees are expected to raise billions of dollars to fix the city’s troubled subway system and thin out streets that have become strangled by traffic.
If they do not have an E-ZPass tag, a camera would snap a picture of the license plate to bill the driver later. The new fees will be charged through an electronic tolling system, most likely expanding upon existing E-ZPass technology used for cashless tolling at the city’s bridges and tunnels.
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In New York, drivers would be charged a fee - probably as much as $10 - to enter Manhattan below 60th Street in Midtown. The road becomes less congested, the air becomes clearer, and cities become more livable