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First Toll on a Surface Road Under Consideration

Posted by: Tim Halbur
Thanks to: Larry Schooler
8 June 2008 - 1:00pm

A suburb of Dallas ponders charging a toll on a surface road, perhaps the first such plan for a surface road in the United States.

"Since most of the 18,000 drivers on the road each day cut through the town of Highland Park, officials are exploring a proposal to toll the road. Most local drivers would not be charged.

But first, officials must address a litany of questions: Is there public support? Can Highland Park legally charge tolls? How much would drivers pay, and how would revenues be used? Who would run the program?

Highland Park Mayor Bill Seay said that while he is unfamiliar with congestion pricing, he would be open to investigating it for Mockingbird. But he acknowledged potential problems.

'I'm sensitive to the fact that the town has been seen as being selfish with the use of that road,' he said."

Full Story: Highland Park Mulls Plan To Toll Mockingbird Lane
Source: WFAA, June 5, 2008
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What, no other options?

Submitted by rbregoff on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 13:40.

Why are there no other options? The survey should have included "take the bus" and "ride my bike"
As long as cars are the only option, they might as well pay!

fake solution

Submitted by socialscientist on Mon, 06/09/2008 - 05:34.

This a part of a coordinated plan to "free market" transportation and take your eye off the trillion-dollar autosprawl subsidy.

http://www.frepubtra.blogspot.com/

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