[discostu]

Problem with “congestion pricing” is it acts like people are choosing to all be in town at the same time. “Curse all these people working normal work hours!” All you do is punish people with less flexible work schedules, who are also probably lower waged.

[rintintin]

congestion pricing

another tax

[Alberta's Child]

That's a good point. On the other hand, I've noticed a gradual trend that has developed over time here in my metro area: Holiday, weekend and special event traffic on many major roads is now comparable (and in some areas, WORSE) than weekday commuter peak traffic.

The theory behind congestion pricing is really no different than what public utilities do when they charge more for electricity during times of peak usage.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

From what I’ve seen of Virginia and it’s PPP’s handling congestion pricing, I would be more amenable to something like Maryland’s Intercounty Connector has, with a modestly higher rate for rush hours than for the rest of the day, but certainly not soaring to the moon, like on I-66 inside the Beltway during morning tolling hours.