Campaign for New York’s Future members rallied at City Hall today, the day after the New York City Council voted in favor of congestion pricing.

Yesterday, the New York City Council voted 30-20 in favor of NYC’s proposed congestion pricing plan to fund transit and reduce traffic by charging drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th St. Transit and environmental advocates immediately hailed the leadership of Council Speaker Christine Quinn and the Councilmembers who voted in favor of the plan, most of whom were from the outer boroughs, and looked hopefully to the State Legislature to do the same. The Legislature has until April 7 to approve the plan or NYC will lose $354 million in federal funds for transit improvements.

This means it’s do or die time. Please let your state elected leaders know how badly we need this plan to speed our commutes, clear our air, and reduce congestion (one way to do so is by visiting bettertransit.org to send an email). Please also thank those Councilmembers who voted in support. The City Council vote tally can be found here.