Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Congestion Pricing

O’Conner on Ending the Free Ride for Hybrids

By Damien Newton | May 21, 2008 | No Comments

It’s no surprise that questions about congestion pricing dominated today’s Online Chat with Metro Board Chair Pam O’Conner. O’Conner handled the questions deftly, and in one case unwittingly answered a question currently being debated by the Los Angeles City Council. From Today’s Chat: Will there be a provision for those driving Zero or Super-Low Emission […]

Tomorrow’s Big Metro Board Agenda Item: Expanding Congestion Pricing

By Damien Newton | May 21, 2008 | 1 Comment

An Exit for Los Angeles off I-210 Headlining tomorrow’s meeting of the Metro Board is a motion by County Supervisor Michael Antonovich requiring staff to examine other highways where Metro could implement congestion pricing. Antonovich wants the study completed by June’s Metro Board Meeting. To see the the rest of tomorrow’s agenda, click here. Antonovich’s […]

Anti-Congestion Pricing Group Think Goes to the Next Level

By Damien Newton | May 14, 2008 | No Comments

Earlier this week a reader asked me why I write so many articles about congestion pricing and HOT Lanes. The insinuation was I was taking my cues from New York, where Mayor Bloomberg’s PlaNYC dominated transportation discussions for over a year. The truth is that I just happen to believe in congestion pricing and I’ve […]

Bipartisan Pandering on Congestion Pricing

By Damien Newton | May 13, 2008 | 3 Comments

Three Democratic Congress Members, Grace Napolitano of Santa Fe Springs, Hilda Solis of El Monte and Diane Watson of Los Angeles, have joined a pair of suburban Republicans in sponsoring federal legislation that would effectively end Metro’s efforts to put HOT Lanes on the 10, 110 and 210 highways. Bi-partisan or not, the Members of […]

Suburban Congressmen Introduce Anti-HOT Lanes Legislation

By Damien Newton | May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments

A pair of Southern California Republican Congressmen have authored legislation seeking to halt Metro’s plan to add congestion pricing in the form of HOT Lanes to two Los Angeles County Highways. Representatives Gary Miller (pictured) and David Dreier have introduced "the Free Way Act" which, according to a statement on Miller’s website would, "prohibit states and localities […]

Daily News Repeats Others’ Arguments Against HOT Lanes

By Damien Newton | May 7, 2008 | 2 Comments

Sign Announcing HOT Lanes on SR-167 Outside of Seattle Metro took another shot to the chin this morning when the Daily News joined the congestion pricing pile-on with its unimaginative editorial, "HOV lane conversion plan is a taxpayer rip-off." Honestly? The Daily News should have just reprinted the Tim Rutton’s Op/Ed from the other week […]

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