Congestion Pricing
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Anti-Congestion Pricing Group Think Goes to the Next Level
Earlier this week a reader asked me why I write so many articles about congestion pricing and HOT Lanes. The insinuation was I was taking my cues from New York, where Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC dominated transportation discussions for over a year.
May 14, 2008
Bipartisan Pandering on Congestion Pricing
Three Democratic Congress Members, Grace Napolitano of Santa Fe Springs, Hilda Solis of El Monte and Diane Watson of Los Angeles, have joined a pair of suburban Republicans in sponsoring federal legislation that would effectively end Metro’s efforts to put HOT Lanes on the 10, 110 and 210 highways.
May 13, 2008
Suburban Congressmen Introduce Anti-HOT Lanes Legislation
A pair of Southern California Republican Congressmen have authored legislation seeking to halt Metro's plan to add congestion pricing in the form of HOT Lanes to two Los Angeles County Highways. Representatives Gary Miller (pictured) and David Dreier have introduced "the Free Way Act" which, according to a statement on Miller's website would, "prohibit states and localities from charging carpoolers to access now free carpool lanes built with federal taxpayer money."
May 12, 2008
Daily News Repeats Others’ Arguments Against HOT Lanes
But the main thrust of their editorial focuses on a variation of the "They're called FREEways for a reason" argument. Basically, the Daily News is arguing that because the toll roads are already built with gas tax dollars, that turning an HOV Lane into a HOT Lane is a form of double taxation.
May 7, 2008
Congestion Pricing Comes to Washington State
This weekend Washington State opened its first HOT Lanes on SR-167 just outside of Seattle between the towns of Renton and Auburn. Despite what you might believe given the hysteria over Metro's HOT Lanes proposal, the world didn't end, Washington is still a part of the United States and people's lives went on unobstructed.
May 5, 2008
Feds Helping Metro Move to HOT Lanes.
Traffic Patterns Could Change on the I-10 with the Coming of Congestion Pricing
April 24, 2008
CityWatch Columnist Defends His Attack on Congestion Pricing
I know I'm a little late responding to this one, but CityWatch columnist Charles Tarlow responded to Streetsblog's critique of his attacks on congestion pricing, and some of it needs to be responded to.
April 10, 2008
CALTRANS Thinking of Congestion Pricing on Highways
Just a day after Democrats in New York decided that New York City traffic conditions are just fine and congestion pricing isn't needed there, alert LA Streetsblog reader Radical Transportation Engineer sends news that CALTRANS is looking for consultants to help study how best to convert carpool lanes into High Occupancy Toll lanes. CALTRANS' request for bids can be read below.
April 9, 2008
City Watch Columnist Slams Congestion Pricing
Mid-City activist Charles Tarlow wrote a stirring, grass roots call to arms in this week's City Watch. Unfortunately, Tarlow's piece rails against congestion pricing and trots out some tired arguments that have been repeatedly debunked. It wraps opposition to one of the most environmentally friendly transportation planning choices in the flag, arguing that one of the most progressive ways to manage traffic and collect some funds to reinvest in alternative transportation is un-American.
March 14, 2008
Congestion Pricing to LAX Not Dead Yet
Roads to and from LAX on Thanksgiving Eve, 2005
February 27, 2008