Congestion Pricing
Streetsblog LA
What a Difference Two Years Makes. Warm Reception for Congestion pricing in San Gabriel Valley
Throughout 2008, local politicians and the media seemed to be in a race to see who could say more substance-free attacks on converting HOV Lanes on two Los Angeles freeeways. In particular, politicians of both parties representing the San Gabriel Valley, including Member of Congress, State Senators and County Supervisors on the Metro Board, threw such a fit they managed to get one freeway, the I-210, removed from the proposal.
November 22, 2010
Some Like It HOT: Metro Studying More Roads for Congestion Pricing
Drivers willing to pay an extra fee for a congestion free commute could get some good news in the coming months.
November 15, 2010
Tuesday Metro Meeting: Adoption of the 2010 Congestion Management Plan
In 1992, a new state law required that every county, through its transportation authority, submit something called a "Congestion Management Plan" (CMP) so that the state could see the impact the transportation dollars dolled out from the new gas tax would have around the state. The CMP would set baselines, analyze the state of transportation, and set out the plan for dealing with transportation.
September 13, 2010
In Any Language, the Cost of Congestion Comes Through Loud and Clear
It’s not often that you get to
see your work set off a Eureka moment for someone else -- particularly
when that someone is from a different
culture. But I had that experience recently, and it seems worth sharing
on
Streetsblog in light of the interest shown today in my analysis of the travel
delay costs from FreshDirect deliveries.
March 19, 2010
Feds. Look at Miami HOT Lanes and See Good News for Transit
Miami's conversion of HOV lane space to new high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes as part of the federal Urban Partnership
program, which also prompted New York City's congestion pricing push,
is cutting travel times for local transit and boosting use -- but
overall bus ridership in the corridor has stayed static, according to a
new report from the U.S. DOT.
January 22, 2010
Good news for L.A.: More Congestion, Higher Parking Fees
Here comes one positive side benefit of the L.A. budget crisis:
Gridlock. Our tight budget means the city can no longer afford to pick
up the tab to make driving easier — by providing free traffic officers
for events at the Dodger Stadium, Hollywood Bowl, and other major
venues.
October 15, 2009
How Much Would Most People Pay For a Shorter Commute?
As Washington conventional wisdom has it,
raising gas taxes or creating a vehicle miles traveled tax to pay for
transportation is impossible during the current recession. After all,
who would want to squeeze cash-strapped commuters during tough economic
times?
September 9, 2009
Metro Board Preview: LRTP, AnsaldoBreda, Silver Line and Tolls
This week's Metro Board Meeting, the meeting where much of the transportation related news for the entire month comes to a conclusion, has a lot of interesting items. Highlighted by the potential passage of the "2009" Long Range Transportation Plan and the potential extension of the AnsaldoBreda light rail car contract. However, some smaller items, such as a discussion of Asm. Lieu's proposal to extend HOV access to cars with the magic "fuel efficient" sticker, a setting of the fares for the Silver Line and setting the prices for Metro's Express Lanes will also be discussed.
July 21, 2009
Metro Clarifies Position on Access to Express Lanes
Anyone trying to catch up on Metro's Express Lanes plans for the I-10 and I-110 by reading the transcript from last week's live chat would have stumbled upon a surprise. For nearly a week, the answer has been changed now, it seemed as though the agency was planning to deliberately refuse Express Lanes entry to households of lesser means.
July 15, 2009