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Does light rail solve I-5’s traffic congestion?

Little or no impact on road congestion or carbon emission reductions Aug. 15, 2024 By Mike Lindblom Seattle Times staff reporter Long ago, The Onion published this famous headline next to a photo of clogged traffic in Kirkland: “Report: 98 Percent of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others.” That joke contains a kernel of truth. Many...

NYC Congestion Pricing Judge Weighs Path to Clear $15 Toll

Tolling vehicles to pay for mass transit upgrades Wednesday hearing follows lawsuit over city’s tolling plan New Jersey blasts environment review, seeks deeper assessment April 3, 2024 Bloomberglaw.com Lawyers for New Jersey mounted a last-ditch effort to derail a New York program to charge most drivers $15 to enter central Manhattan during peak hours, urging...

New York City makes history as first American city to charge congestion toll with $15 fee to enter Manhattan

First in the nation zone tolling program BYCEDAR ATTANASIO AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS March 27, 2024 Fortune Magazine New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its downtown after transit officials approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed into part of Manhattan. Members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board...

New Jersey strikes back against NYC’s congestion pricing plan

‘You are not eliminating pollution’ Wednesday, April 3, 2024 WABC News NEW YORK — A federal judge in Newark heard oral arguments Wednesday in the State of New Jersey’s lawsuit over New York’s first-in-the-nation congestion pricing. The lawsuit is one of several seeking to stop the new $15 toll for passenger cars driving into the heart...

ODOT thinks tolls on US 26 and OR 217 could be a congestion fix

Big regional employers and population growth in Washington County have made gridlock west of Portland an increasing issue. Officials think tolling is one solution. By Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt KGW News, March 26, 2024 PORTLAND, Ore. — Tolling in Oregon has become a bit like Schrödinger’s cat — at any given time, it’s simultaneously alive...

Tolling All Lanes

Tolling All Lanes

NewsMarch 25, 2024

Bay Area transportation planners are studying a radical idea to reduce traffic congestion and fund driving alternatives: tolling all lanes on a freeway. Even more radical, the plan considers tolling parallel roads. March 21, 2023, Planetizen By Irvin Dawid The Bay Area’s newest express lanes, transportation jargon for a variably-priced toll lane that also permits carpoolers to...

Readers Respond: Tighten budgets, but don’t toll freeways

85% against tolling; 2% undecided By Jules Rogers, Canby Herald Mar 18, 2024 Your Oregon News asked readers in an unofficial survey where they stand on halting the toll plan. This comes after Gov. Tina Kotek said she plans to halt tolling work indefinitely, but it should still be expected someday. About 85% of readers...

Survey shows opposition to tolling across metro region, strongest pushback in Clackamas County

Three-quarters of Portland metro area residents oppose tolling By Holly Bartholomew, Canby Herald Feb 26, 2024 According to a recent survey, three-quarters of Portland metro area residents oppose tolling local freeways. The cities of West Linn, Lake Oswego, Tualatin and Wilsonville, along with the union United Food and Commercial Workers, contracted local research firm DHM...

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