Kalikow also said the MTA would begin to look into congestion pricing at its bridges and tunnels. This would be a welcome development, since the MTA under its previous leadership remained aloof from growing regional agency and public interest in anti-congestion incentive toll policies (MTR #247). Although no MTA toll increase is in the offing, it's important that the agency's staff be prepared with a policy proposal when a change in toll rates does eventually occur. By several accounts, Kalikow was an important source of support for congestion pricing in his recent position on the Port Authority board.

In another signal that Kalikow's management of the MTA may be characterized by a more open, responsive style, Governor Pataki and the MTA announced March 9 that it would slow implementation and review NYC Transit's plan to stop most G-train service in Queens. The service change is part of Transit's plan to re-route lines and begin V-train service to use the newly-connected 63^rd Street subway tunnel (MTR #303, 306). The G plan has been lambasted by a coalition of Brooklyn neighborhoods who want to maintain convenient access to Queens Plaza transfer points and other Queens destinations.