Riders Alliance enlists pols in congestion pricing push
Leaders of the Riders Alliance have been riding the subways a lot lately.
With the April 1 deadline looming to finalize the state budget, members of the group have been riding the rails to push for congestion pricing as part of the state’s spending package.
The Riders Alliance is getting help from like-minded Brooklyn lawmakers who have been accompanying members of the transit advocacy group on train rides to hand out ridership surveys and talk to straphangers about congestion pricing, the concept of charging motorist a toll to drive into Manhattan to raise money to fund repairs to New York City’s transit system.