Comments on: CALTRANS Thinking of Congestion Pricing on Highways http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/09/caltrans-thinking-of-congestion-pricing-on-highways/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Sun, 21 Mar 2010 07:37:21 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Anson http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/09/caltrans-thinking-of-congestion-pricing-on-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Anson Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:06:56 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/09/caltrans-thinking-of-congestion-pricing-on-highways/#comment-638 HOT Lanes allow single occupant vehicles to use carpool lanes for a toll. Vehicles above the HOV threshold still may use the lanes without a toll. HOT Lanes allow single occupant vehicles to use carpool lanes for a toll. Vehicles above the HOV threshold still may use the lanes without a toll.

]]> By: ubrayj02 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/09/caltrans-thinking-of-congestion-pricing-on-highways/comment-page-1/#comment-634 ubrayj02 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:00:44 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/04/09/caltrans-thinking-of-congestion-pricing-on-highways/#comment-634 This got a big guffaw out of me. "Congestion pricing"? Hardly. Congestion pricing is a cordon around an area that requires a fee to be paid in order to enter in an automobile. These are toll roads and I think they've got the equation mixed up. If they want to reduce congestion, they should toll ALL the lanes except the carpool lanes. This got a big guffaw out of me. "Congestion pricing"? Hardly.

Congestion pricing is a cordon around an area that requires a fee to be paid in order to enter in an automobile.

These are toll roads and I think they've got the equation mixed up. If they want to reduce congestion, they should toll ALL the lanes except the carpool lanes.

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