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Manhattan Bus

What's the Right Price for Congestion Pricing in New York City?

On this episode of the price is right, a city of more than 8 million people tries to determine the most effective cost for driving in a dense part of its downtown.

October 1, 2019 - Fast Company

Toll Lanes Improve Travel Times for Cars and Buses on Georgia's Northwest Corridor

Seven million drivers have used the toll lanes on I-75 and I-575 in Georgia since they opened a year ago.

September 11, 2019 - The Atlanta-Journal Constitution

New York Bridge

A New Bridge to Connect Brooklyn and Queens

The new Kosciuszko Bridge offers multi-modal passage between boroughs, views to the Manhattan skyline, and probably impossible promises of congestion reduction.

September 3, 2019 - The New York Times

Freeway

Big Surprise: Congestion Pricing Tolls Don't Poll Well

As Seattle prepares a possible cordon area congestion pricing plan to tackle both traffic congestion and climate change, The Seattle Times did a poll on two applications of congestion pricing: urban tolls and adding express toll lanes to freeways.

January 23, 2019 - The Seattle Times

New York City

Manhattan Congestion Pricing Effort Ends With For-Hire Vehicle Fee

A new fee on trips made in ride-hailing and other for-hire vehicles and taxis in much of Manhattan was approved by the New York State legislature as part of the budget legislation. Plans for future tolls on cars and trucks weren't included.

April 16, 2018 - Politico New York

Toronto

Toronto Could Take a Radical Step by Tolling Local Roads

In some of the biggest transportation planning news of 2016, the City of Toronto is considering a proposal to toll the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway in an effort to raise funds for infrastructure improvements.

November 29, 2016 - The Globe and Mail

Bay Bridge Toll

Op-Ed: Highway Tolling Can Have Multiple Benefits

The editorial board of the Toronto Star picks a side in the policy debate over highway tolling.

July 19, 2016 - The Toronto Star

Trinity Parkway Would Raise Dallas-Area VMT by One Million Miles a Day

Pitched as a necessary addition to reduce congestion on interstates 30 and 35E as they pass Downtown Dallas, the Trinity Parkway is likely to induce one million additional vehicle miles traveled a day.

January 25, 2016 - The Dallas Morning News

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