Article: Dear EarthTalk: how does congestion toll pricing, used in some cities around the world, cut down on vehicle traffic and promote green-friendly public transit?

Article: Clearing the roadways: the case for congestion pricing.(FED @ ISSUE)
EconSouth;  June 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......underlying cause of congestion is readily apparent...had worked in reducing congestion, rationing is a poor...home, carpool, take public transit, or change where they...attention. These strategies--congestion pricing and a limited version...driven by spiraling congestion ...

Article: Congestion pricing. (traffic management)
Public Roads;  September 22, 1996 ;     700+ words ......best antidote yet in a concept called congestion pricing. Congestion pricing charges a premium to road users who want...and the private economy. Proponents of congestion pricing claim the strategy would work in crowded...

Article: SS+K Creates Congestion Pricing Campaign for Environmental Defense Fund.
Business Wire;  March 27, 2008 ;     365 words ......advertising campaign for Congestion Pricing on behalf of the Environmental...Fund. Mayor Bloomberg's Congestion Pricing is up for consideration...is to build support for Congestion Pricing among influencers, citizen...

Article: Toll talk: congestion pricing is the cure for our overcrowded highways.(PUBLIC POLICY III)
National Review;  November 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ......passing this test with flying colors, congestion pricing didn't catch on nationwide. It shows...significant roadblocks to implementing congestion pricing, but a new Department of Transportation...jobs cannot change their schedules--congestion pricing will cost drivers money, but ...

Article: Getting off the bus: the cost of public transit is huge, though buses and subways are less efficient than ever. Are we ready to consider the alternatives?(ECONOMY)
Western Standard;  August 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Toronto taxpayers end up paying for their public transit service to be even worse than it is...workers to the night shift. So why is public transit still in business--not just in Toronto...only 13 per cent of Canadians using public transit could expect to be at work in less...

Article: Eugene shunning pump for public transit.(City/Region)(A report says residents of the city saved more than $1.5 million in gas in 2006, and urges a shift in spending priorities)
The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR);  March 28, 2008 ;     446 words ......bucks at the gas pump by turning to public transit. The report, A Better Way to Go, estimates...federal government spend more money on public transit and less on building more highways...of communities striving to promote public transit, he said. The report lists Eugene among...

Article: City Council warms to congestion pricing.
Real Estate Weekly;  March 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the City Council showed support for congestion pricing in a hearing Monday held to discuss...of those on the council who oppose congestion pricing, most grievances aired by the council...Straphangers Campaign, who served on the congestion pricing commission that drafted the current...

Article: Not quite a freeway: advocates wonder if congestion pricing model could work for Chicago.(Best Practices)
The Chicago Reporter;  May 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Instituted in 2003 as a 5 pound fee, congestion pricing has had the effect of chopping congestion...affected during this time, either. But congestion pricing is about more than simply socking...largest city to date to implement congestion pricing, London was not the concept's ...

Article: Public Transit Seen as Future Family 'Second Car'.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
San Diego Business Journal;  September 11, 2000 ;     700+ words ......the solution may lie in transforming public transit into a second car. But there are no...status quo. Both scenarios would limit public transit to providing basic service largely...implement several key features to make public transit easier to use, such as more frequent...

Article: Curing congestion: variable toll pricing gets cars off the road.(CURRENTS)(Michael Bloomberg's proposal on congestion pricing)
Our Planet;  April 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced a congestion pricing plan last year that would have discouraged...strongly supports the initiative. A congestion pricing plan is the most cost-effective way...York City voters opposed the plan. Congestion pricing plans are already in place across...

Article: Pushing public transit.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Los Angeles Business Journal;  February 28, 2005 ;     201 words ......piece that is overlooked is a public transit alternative such as a busway or...the 405 Freeway. The notion that public transit infrastructure isn't the answer is misleading. In fact, public transit infrastructure is an essential...

Article: GAS COSTS PUSH PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP UP.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
San Diego Business Journal;  April 3, 2000 ;     295 words ......benefiting from high gasoline prices. Use of public transit is up. Bus and trolley ridership has...the price of gasoline, rider-ship on public transit increases by 3 percent. And now, the...week called Way to Save, which touts public transit as an economical alternative. The Way...

Article: Road congestion pricing in Europe; implications for the United States.(Brief article)(Book review)
Reference & Research Book News;  November 1, 2008 ;     177 words ...9781847203809 Road congestion pricing in Europe; implications for...roads proclaim no tolls. Congestion pricing, surcharges for use of selected...European experience with congestion pricing and its implications for...

Article: You can help improve public transit in Boston.(Brief Article)
Conservation Matters;  January 1, 2005 ;     273 words ......force the completion of a series of public transit projects promised as part of the Big...expand and enhance greater Boston's public transit system. In 1990, CLF threatened to...Commonwealth take steps to improve Boston's public transit system to help get some cars off the...