New Jersey mayor proposes 'reverse congestion pricing' toll to address NYC's toll controversy.

A New Jersey mayor is suggesting a congestion pricing toll after New York City introduced its controversial toll last week.

According to Fox 5 New York, Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who is also running for governor of the Garden State, proposed the idea.

"Fulop stated that New Jersey has the chance to respond to New York's actions in the same way, but the ultimate goal is to negotiate a reasonable solution."

The mayor stated that he thinks reverse congestion pricing is the best solution to the new toll in New York City, which charges drivers for entering crowded areas of Manhattan and encourages them to use the subway.

"New Jersey offers numerous crossings between Staten Island, New York, Bergen County, and Hudson County," Fulop stated. "New Jersey presents many chances to replicate the impact fee that New York is imposing on its residents."

Fulop stated that he thinks the revenue generated from congestion pricing should be used to improve New Jersey's public transportation system, which has experienced delays and cancellations.

"Fulop stated that New Jersey Transit is a subpar product and should receive more investment. However, he believes that the governor took an easy political route by seizing this opportunity to invest in New Jersey Transit."

New Jersey was initially in line to receive hundreds of millions of dollars from New York City's new toll, but this possibility fell through due to litigation.

Fulop's proposal for toll collection in New Jersey is still in the works, but he suggested that gantries or toll sites could be placed outside of tunnels and bridges.

He suggested that, like congestion pricing, there could be exemptions or crossing credits.

Would New Jersey residents be required to pay tolls to reenter their home state, like some New Yorkers do for congestion pricing?