An MTA assessment says New York City, regional air quality and traffic would improve overall, but the Cross Bronx Expressway would see even more truck traffic.
released by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and being shared with communities. And the highway and borough could face more pollution, too.
Overall city traffic would decline under all scenarios, according to the findings, as more commuters ditch their vehicles for public transportation, especially in lower Manhattan. But toll-evading drivers would send even more vehicles cutting through outer boroughs including Staten Island, Northern Jersey, and the Bronx – and potentially parts of Queens near the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.
A map showing predicted traffic changes under one of three different scenarios -- which an MTA report says represent the range of congestion-pricing toll scenarios studies. So-called "environmental justice" areas are highlighted in yellow. The maps show changes in vehicle and highway miles traveled, measurements of traffic. Areas colored white to blue show decreases; areas colored pink to red show increases.
“The whole point of the environmental review is to identify risks so that we can do mitigation,” McCarthy said. “The success of the process so far has strengthened our determination to protect air quality in the Bronx as well as Manhattan and the rest of the region.”
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