Tip-Toeing Towards Tolls

A recent editorial encourages the Washington State legislature to take the first step towards highway congestion pricing.

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September 29, 2006, 9:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Tolling has the power to do two things: It can pay for a project and it can defeat traffic congestion. The first is an idea that people generally accept...Using tolls to beat congestion is a newer idea."

While the recent endorsement of the highway tolling proposal by the Washington State Transportation Commission does not explicitly call for congestion pricing, the move is being acknowledged as a good first step.

FULL STORY: For whom the highways toll

Monday, September 25, 2006 in The Seattle Times

Government / Politics Infrastructure Transportation Washington

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