Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Congestion Pricing

Feds. Look at Miami HOT Lanes and See Good News for Transit

By Elana Schor | Jan 22, 2010 | No Comments

Miami’s conversion of HOV lane space to new high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes as part of the federal Urban Partnership program, which also prompted New York City’s congestion pricing push, is cutting travel times for local transit and boosting use — but overall bus ridership in the corridor has stayed static, according to a new report […]

With Congestion Pricing, Saving Time Trumps Reducing Pollution

By Charles Komanoff | Jan 6, 2010 | 2 Comments

(There’s a lot of NYC specific stuff in this piece, but as Los Angeles moves towards our own "Congestion Pricing" plan, it’s good to remember what all the benefits of Congestion Pricing can mean to commuters, residents, and, well, just about everyone. – DN) A prime target of the early environmental movement was car tailpipes. […]

Good news for L.A.: More Congestion, Higher Parking Fees

By Siel Ju | Oct 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

Traffic trying to get to Dodger Stadium. Photo:=Manny=/Flickr Here comes one positive side benefit of the L.A. budget crisis: Gridlock. Our tight budget means the city can no longer afford to pick up the tab to make driving easier — by providing free traffic officers for events at the Dodger Stadium, Hollywood Bowl, and other […]

How Much Would Most People Pay For a Shorter Commute?

By Elana Schor | Sep 9, 2009 | 3 Comments

(Data: IBM’s CPI) As Washington conventional wisdom has it, raising gas taxes or creating a vehicle miles traveled tax to pay for transportation is impossible during the current recession. After all, who would want to squeeze cash-strapped commuters during tough economic times? As it turns out, the public is very willing to pay for the […]

Metro Board Preview: LRTP, AnsaldoBreda, Silver Line and Tolls

By Damien Newton | Jul 21, 2009 | 5 Comments

This week’s Metro Board Meeting, the meeting where much of the transportation related news for the entire month comes to a conclusion, has a lot of interesting items. Highlighted by the potential passage of the "2009" Long Range Transportation Plan and the potential extension of the AnsaldoBreda light rail car contract. However, some smaller items, […]

Metro Clarifies Position on Access to Express Lanes

By Damien Newton | Jul 15, 2009 | 4 Comments

Image: Metro Anyone trying to catch up on Metro’s Express Lanes plans for the I-10 and I-110 by reading the transcript from last week’s live chat would have stumbled upon a surprise. For nearly a week, the answer has been changed now, it seemed as though the agency was planning to deliberately refuse Express Lanes […]

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