Staten Islanders Will Be Disproportionately Affected By Congestion Pricing – Public Comment Period Now Open: BP Fossella
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on Start of the Public Comment Period for Congestion Pricing Program
We would like to invite Staten Islanders, especially those who would be adversely affected by the congestion pricing program, to submit their concerns to the MTA’s public comment system. Staten Islanders can submit comments through March 11th, 2024.
We all know that Staten Island will be disproportionately affected by congestion pricing.
We know that our traffic will get worse, our air quality will get worse, and residents who must commute by car will pay an exorbitant added tax to travel within their own city.
And, to top it all off, Staten Islanders will see no mitigation measures and little to no benefit in return for this toll.
We encourage Staten Islanders to use the public comment system to let the MTA know that their plan will hurt us by way of our finances, our health and our quality of life.
Those who would like to submit a comment can do so via:
- Online, at the MTA’s website at https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/CBDTP,
- Email, at [email protected],
- Phone, at 646-252-7440
- Mail, to CBD Tolling Program, 2 Broadway, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004,
- Fax, to (212) 504-3148 with Attention to CBDTP Team
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BP Vito Fossella
The Office of the Borough President has a responsibility to advocate for the entire Borough of Staten Island and all its residents, and represents the Borough's interests within City government. The Borough President communicates directly with the Mayor and the City Council to emphasize Staten Island’s budget priorities. In addition, the Borough President is responsible for reviewing major land use decisions and proposing sites for city facilities within the Borough. As the chair of the Borough Board, the Borough President leads Staten Island’s City Council delegation and Community Board chairs in the process of reviewing and approving the transfer of public properties to private use. The Borough President’s Office houses the Borough's Topographical Bureau, which maintains the borough’s official maps and assigns street addresses. The Borough President monitors the delivery of city services on Staten Island, and acts as a liaison between residents and city agencies when problems arise to devise solutions. The Borough President is also responsible for appointing one member to the Panel for Educational Policy and one member to the City Planning Commission, as well as some 150 members to Staten Island’s three community boards.
BP Fosella — We appreciate that you spend your time in office helping us the people of the island with our important issues. What a refreshing change. Right now we are lucky on SI to have a few good people in office.