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Archive for the 'congestion pricing' category
The following was left as a comment from a reader, regarding my posts on Boston traffic and congestion pricing. I think it’s interesting, and worth thinking about and discussing.
I don’t have the time to do that right now, but if others wish to comment, please do!
I am not against reasonable measures to control congestion [...]
11/30/06 |
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My new hobby is pushing the city of Boston to implement “congestion pricing” - charging drivers to come into a city all the time or during specific times, to reduce traffic congestion and encourage the use of public transportation.
The City of London was the first major city to implement it (oh, alright, it was somewhere [...]
11/28/06 |
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London is going to do it. New York City is going to do it (much as Mayor Bloomberg protests he won’t …).
Congestion charging.
You drive into the city during rush hour, in the morning, you pay.
Somewhere in the range of $10 to $50. Charges vary, based on the size of the vehicle, perhaps.
Collection of [...]
11/18/06 |
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Congestion pricing.
Words that will either excite you, or make you so angry you’ll punch any person who mentions the term.
What is it?
Charging a fee for driving into the busiest areas of the city at the busiest times.
It has been used to great success (or, so they say) in London.
And, now, some people think they should [...]
03/02/06 |
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There’s a wild idea making it’s way around New York City, these days, and we can expect to hear about it, in Boston, in the near future, as well.
From The New York Times:
The idea is to charge drivers for entering the most heavily trafficked parts of Manhattan at the busiest times of the day. By [...]
11/12/05 |
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