This Week in Passenger Transport
April 21, 2008
Talk of tolling and congestion pricing on roads dominated a U.S. House subcommittee hearing titled “Transportation Challenges in Metropolitan Areas.”
The Bush Administration has urged local governments to consider adopting a toll on vehicles that enter certain parts of cities and communities during peak driving periods, causing congestion. The hefty tolls would discourage motorists from driving during congestion periods, often viewed as between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.
The Administration gave federal Urban Partnership grants to five communities last year for efforts including congestion toll pricing.
During the April 9 metropolitan areas hearing before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the subcommittee chair, U.S. Rep. Pete DeFazio (D-OR), questioned the social equity of imposing tolls on roads that currently are not tolled.
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