New York Gov. Kathy Hochul today announced she is moving forward with a plan to turn on the nation’s first congestion pricing program. The program will reduce health-harming pollution from vehicle congestion, speed up commutes across the city and fund essential upgrades and repairs for the region’s transit system.

Rather than alienate suburban commuters in an election year, New York's governor slammed the brakes last spring on a plan to launch America's first "congestion pricing"