Comments on: Congestion Pricing News of the World http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Whitley http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-36260 Charles Whitley Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:05:19 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/#comment-36260 According to this article, Mumbai is going to study congestion pricing, not put it in place. Change your misleading headline. According to this article, Mumbai is going to study congestion pricing, not put it in place. Change your misleading headline.

]]> By: Charles Siegel http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-36257 Charles Siegel Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:38:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/#comment-36257 From Peters' article: "it would be virtual policy schizophrenia to increase our reliance on gasoline tax revenue to improve and sustain our nation's transportation systems while striving to reduce U.S. oil consumption and promote the production and use of alternative fuels." On the contrary, it is policy schizophrenia to claim you want to reduce oil consumption and to refuse to increase the gas tax. From Peters’ article: “it would be virtual policy schizophrenia to increase our reliance on gasoline tax revenue to improve and sustain our nation’s transportation systems while striving to reduce U.S. oil consumption and promote the production and use of alternative fuels.”

On the contrary, it is policy schizophrenia to claim you want to reduce oil consumption and to refuse to increase the gas tax.

]]> By: Dave http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-36255 Dave Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:20:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/#comment-36255 “You’re not reducing traffic flow, you're increasing it, because traffic is spread more evenly over time," he has said. “Even some proponents of congestion pricing don't understand that.” Interesting point. Although the scheme described in this article (the summary of William Vickrey's ideas on congestion pricing) is slightly different from that currently under consideration for New York, should there still be a worry that congestion pricing will result in more cars travelling at higher speeds (to the disadvantage of other modes, notably bicycling)? “You’re not reducing traffic flow, you’re increasing it, because traffic is spread more evenly over time,” he has said. “Even some proponents of congestion pricing don’t understand that.”

Interesting point. Although the scheme described in this article (the summary of William Vickrey’s ideas on congestion pricing) is slightly different from that currently under consideration for New York, should there still be a worry that congestion pricing will result in more cars travelling at higher speeds (to the disadvantage of other modes, notably bicycling)?

]]> By: Dan Icolari http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-36248 Dan Icolari Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:47:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/08/27/congestion-pricing-fever/#comment-36248 Re the Mary Peters article: Why not congestion pricing AND a gas tax? Re the Mary Peters article: Why not congestion pricing AND a gas tax?

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