It's the Bryan Lair Show on WNYC. Welcome back, everybody. I'm WNYC reporter Nancy Solomon,

filling in for Bryan today. New York City is hoping to establish congestion pricing

by next spring. But elected officials in New Jersey, including the governor, are trying to slow

down the process. The current plan is for vehicles to be charged a toll to drive south of 60th

street. The money raised would fund mass transit improvements by the MTA. Exactly how much would

be charged and what if any vehicles would be exempt is still to be determined. The Murphy

administration has filed a lawsuit against the federal government arguing that the environmental

impact study should be a environmental impact study should be conducted. Here's governor Murphy

when I asked him about congestion pricing on our monthly show, Ask Governor Murphy.

Number one is MTA's objectives are financial. Two, they would rip the eyes out of New Jersey

commuters. Three, it would add to environmental challenges, particularly around the George Washington

communities, George Washington bridge communities in in Bergen County. And if all that weren't enough,

I'm happy to say that one I'm about to say is getting fixed, but the foot dragging

on the extra rail tunnels under the Hudson that we inherited, the foot dragging on the no

port authority, new port authority bus terminal that we inherited, our commuters don't have a

choice because we've not given them the infrastructure that they deserve.

Is that a negotiating tactic or a full frontal strike against congestion pricing? We're going to

try to figure it out with two back-to-back guests. We'll start with Congressman Josh Gottheimer,

Democrat who represents a district that stretches across northern New Jersey, including the area

around the George Washington bridge, and later we'll hear from the Regional Plan Association.

And we'd also love to hear from you, and especially from New Jersey drivers about what you think

people should pay, whether or not you think people should pay more to drive into the lower half

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