Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Will Toll Lanes Make Traffic Worse?
People / Politics / Transportation Robert Gammon — Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:02 AM
A plan to create an 800-mile network of toll lanes in the Bay Area has won the support of a key state legislative committee, according to the Contra Costa Times. The Assembly Transportation Committee passed the toll-lane bill yesterday 12-1. The bill by Assemblyman Alberto Torrico of Fremont would allow the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to create carpool lanes on Bay Area expressways that also would accommodate solo drivers if they pay a toll via FasTrak. The amount of the toll would depend on the time of day and the levels of congestion. The plan sounds intriguing, because it likely will raise funds for transportation projects, but we're not sure how it would ease nightmarish traffic, since it might encourage more people to drive to work.
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If this plan was to convert existing lanes to toll lanes it would seem reasonable. Such a plan
would generate needed revenue for public transit and not generate new emissions. But the
plan is apparently to create new lanes and if that is the case it is bad for our environment and
it will generate increased vehicle use. Now is not the time for expanding highways!
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