Port Authority commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a $10 billion budget and an ambitious $45 billion capital plan for the next 10 years that will be funded by toll, fare and fee increases.
Air travelers who take for hire Uber and Lyft vehicles got a minor reprieve from increases in airport access fees that were scheduled to double from $2.50 to $5.
They won a small concession as those fees will be phased in over three years. The fee would increase by $1 in March 2026, $1 in March 2027 and 50 cents in March 2028…