The political climate in San Francisco might seem likely to approve the city's congestion pricing plan, but opposition is strong.
"If city officials have their way, you could be charged $3 to drive into downtown San Francisco during peak commute hours and another $3 to leave."
"America's second most congested city could become the first to institute so-called congestion pricing to try to reduce downtown traffic, improve the environment and raise money for further transit fixes. A similar effort failed earlier this year in New York City."
"Such a plan might sound like a slam-dunk here, in the first American metropolis to ban plastic shopping bags -- where officials considered tapping pet feces for fuel instead of sending it to the landfill, the mayor banned the use of city funds to buy bottled water (too much garbage), and the bicycle lobby is a force to be reckoned with."
"But reaction to the plan's recent rollout has ranged from lukewarm to downright hostile."
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