This Subway Elevator Was Brought to You by Congestion Pricing, MTA Says

Congestion pricing dollars at work: MTA says new Bryant Park subway station elevators and other upgrades paid for with Manhattan tolls

Four new elevators are coming to bustling 42 St-Bryant Park/5 Av subway station — and the MTA wants straphangers to know it is because of congestion pricing. Agency leaders and elected officials gathered at the B, D, F, M, and 7 train station on Thursday to break ground on the project, which will make it fully accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and includes a slew of other upgrades. The work is funded by revenue raised fr…

This Subway Elevator Was Brought to You by Congestion Pricing, MTA Says

Here’s a sign of what congestion pricing is bankrolling. The MTA has begun slapping “Made Possible by Congestion Pricing” seals on transit upgrades funded by the Manhattan vehicle-tolling program that launched last year. Four elevators being installed at the 42nd Street–Bryant Park/Fifth Avenue subway complex on Thursday became the first to be billed as products of the tolling initiative, which is aimed at raising billions of dollars for capital…

6 NYC subway stations begin ADA upgrades funded by congestion pricing

The first subway station elevator built with funds from congestion pricing began construction this week. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced the groundbreaking for the accessibility upgrade project at the 42nd Street-Bryant Park/5th Avenue complex, which includes four new elevators, a stair-free corridor in the station, accessible bathrooms, and new fare gates. Bryant Park is [...] The post 6 NYC subway stations begin ADA upgrades funded by …

Bryant Park Accessibility Project Begins With Four Elevators

The Bryant Park accessibility project will add four elevators, wider fare gates, and a stair-free subway connection using congestion pricing funds.