New York Daily News

Gridlock panel mulls fee ideas

- Dan Rivoli

THE “FIX NYC” committee had its first meeting Monday to consider congestion pricing for those driving into Manhattan, sources told the Daily News.

Members of the 16-person panel and several agencies met at Gov. Cuomo’s Midtown office to figure out a way to bust gridlock — and bring revenue to mass transit.

Sources told The News three plans — panel member “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz’s Move NY plan, former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s failed pricing plan and a proposal outlined in a 2008 report on MTA funding from former transit executive Richard Ravitch — were discussed. The traffic impacts of truck deliveries and the taxi and car-app industry were also topics of discussion.

The panel is expected to make its recommenda­tions to Cuomo in December.

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