Article: BAY AREA WINS $1.5 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT FOR SMOG- AND TRAFFIC-BUSTING BAY BRIDGE 'CONGESTION PRICING' DEMONSTRATION

 
OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- What will it take to make a dent in traffic congestion along the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Corridor?  A task force of government, business, environmental and public interest groups thinks it has the answer, and has won a $1.5 million federal grant to investigate the possibility of "congestion pricing" -- varying tolls based upon the time of day -- on the Bay Bridge. 
After an initial study phase involving extensive consultation and outreach to citizens, the group will present recommendations by 1995 to the California Legislature, which would have to approve of any changes in current bridge toll rates.  More transit services in ...

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