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...
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...
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...
The current threat tolling brings to freedom of movement in Oregon Kevin Hoar, Dean Suhr and John Ley engage in a 73 minute discussion about tolling in Oregon. You’ll hear about how the Columbia River Crossing (CRC) brought the possibility of tolling to the Portland metro area. When the CRC “failed”, politicians worked behind the...
Zone tolling reduces business traffic in London as NYC businesses worry Story by Nolan Hicks, Jack Morphet, NY Post Feb 11, 2024 Some shops and eateries in central London saw their receipts drop 5% when the British capital rolled out its congestion pricing program — which the Big Apple’s controversial planned $15 daily toll is...
An inevitable byproduct of tolling on I-205 and I-5 will be “toll diversion,” changes to traffic as drivers attempt to avoid paying the fees. By Evan Watson, Jamie Parfitt, KGW TV Published: February 13, 2024 THE STORY SALEM, Ore. — As the Oregon Department of Transportation pushes ahead with plans to toll Portland-area interstates, many metro...
Expanding unpopular tolls to fund multi billion dollar westside transportation projects By Holly Bartholomew West Linn Tidings, Dec 21, 2023 Updated Feb 2, 2024 While Oregon’s discussions on freeway tolling in recent years have focused almost entirely on I-205 and I-5 in the Portland area — a prospect that is not popular, particularly with Clackamas County residents...
Tolling is beginning to look like a money grab By Cam Gilmour Portland Tribune Jan 16, 2024 On Dec. 14 and Jan. 6 the Oregon Legislature’s special committee on transportation planning held meetings in Wilsonville and Gladstone to hear from the public and local elected officials on tolling. What the committee heard from testimony is no one wants tolls....
Clackamas County Commission is supporting Initiative Petition 4 By Raymond Rendleman Jan 6, 2024 Canby Herald Do you oppose the “unending bureaucratic extortion” that state officials propose through tolling freeways in Oregon? Asked the question by an angry citizen, scores in the audience raised their hands to protest ODOT’s push for tolling during a...
Revenues not keeping pace with inflation due to increases in vehicle fuel efficiency By Jim Redden Dec 6, 2023 Portland Tribune The vast majority of Pamplin Media Group readers are opposed to tolling freeways in the greater Portland region to finance improvement projects and reduce congestion, according to a recent unscientific online survey. The Oregon...
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