San Francisco To Study Congestion Pricing

"A program to combat traffic congestion in central London, in which drivers pay for the right to drive down the busiest streets during peak hours, has caught the fancy of city officials in San Francisco who are looking for ways to ease downtown gridlock and raise revenue to pay for public transit.""Officials expect to hear in July if the money for the study has been approved. If it is granted, the research would commence in the fall and could take three years to complete." "The areas most likely to be considered for congestion charging zones are the Financial District and South of Market streets near the Bay Bridge where congestion is worsening. The average speed down Montgomery Street, for example, went from 12.4 mph in 2001 to 8.2 mph in 2004, according to a transportation authority study."

Thanks to Charles Siegel