New York Post editors and readers must be shaking their heads.
Earlier this week, the newspaper, a dedicated foe of MTA congestion pricing, was celebrating USDOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s decision to reverse FHWA approval of the tolling program. So, imagine the consternation created by an article published today that Duffy thinks congestion pricing may not be such a bad idea and he’s open to some form of the system, not just the one New York Governor Hochul approved.
“The transportation secretary’s remarks leave the door open for tolls, which President Trump had declared “dead” in an all-caps social media post this week, ending with ‘LONG LIVE THE KING!’” the Post reports. “Duffy’s avowal that congestion pricing could be saved could add to the confusion experienced by New York commuters this week, in part stemming from his own letter Wednesday announcing he’d pull federal approval.”