MTA plans congestion pricing exemptions for thousands of buses, NYC municipal vehicles

Roughly 11,000 New York City school buses, nearly 15,000 municipal vehicles — as well as commuter buses with regular schedules — are slated to be exempt from Manhattan's incoming congestion pricing tolls, MTA and city officials said Monday. The three groups are the latest, and likely final, classes of vehicles to get a pass from the charges, which the MTA board plans to finalize on Wednesday. The board in December approved a $15 daytime charge for the program, which will toll motorists who drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan....