London-style Congestion Pricing For San Francisco?

San Francisco Transportation Authority is asked to study implementing congestion charging for downtown San Francisco.

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February 17, 2005, 8:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Currently the SF transit agency, known locally as MUNI, is experiencing a major operating budgetary shortfall, resulting in the suggestion that adult fares be raised from $1.25 to $1.50. Due to the efforts of the active pro-transit lobby that urges the onus be placed on drivers, not transit riders, an interesting proposal has arisen to do just that through a financial strategy not yet seen in the U.S.

"San Francisco would become the first city in the nation to charge drivers just for driving in its chronically congested downtown under a sure-to-be controversial proposal being aired today....

...Chair of the San Francisco Transportation Authority, will ask the agency to study a downtown toll zone -- whereby drivers would need to purchase a daily pass to drive in The City's most congested streets -- as a potential solution to the Municipal Transportation Agency's woeful budget problems."

Thanks to Irvin Dawid

FULL STORY: Toll to drive downtown?

Monday, February 14, 2005 in San Francisco Examiner

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