NYC congestion pricing set to begin this summer [Video]

NEW YORK – It’s official: Congestion pricing in NYC is expected to begin this summer.

The MTA set the plan to go into effect on Sunday, June 30.

The board promises that the plan will reduce traffic in Manhattan’s central business district, reduce pollution, and provide critical funding for transit improvements.

Congestion pricing is expected to generate $1 billion in revenue, money the agency said will go toward improving public transportation, officials say. Transit officials insist the plan will lead to fewer cars on the road.

School buses and public commuter buses will be exempt from Manhattan’s congestion pricing toll, the MTA confirmed to FOX 5 NY’s Chris Welch.

The MTA said to FOX 5 NY any yellow buses under contract with the Education Department will not have to pay the planned congestion toll below 60th Street.

Publicly accessible buses that run on a regular schedule, meaning city buses and charters like Megabus and …