Los Angeles County finalizes plans for a congestion pricing pilot project that will charge drivers extra when using certain high-frequency routes on freeways to reduce traffic in congested cities. .
of los angeles times report:
Los Angeles County MTA plans to release by summer long-awaited research This provides a blueprint for congestion pricing schemes similar to those in cities such as: London, Stockholm And in Singapore, commuters pay to drive in the city centre.
The DOT has identified three candidate sites for the test program: Highway 10, which is about 26 miles between downtown and Santa Monica; the main roads and highways around downtown; focused on the spot. LA Basin.
As Breitbart News reported in 2017, Los Angeles is considered one of the most congested cities in the world, but other studies show that drivers in other cities spend more time in traffic jams than drivers in Los Angeles. is said to be spending
New York too plan It plans to introduce congestion charges to ease traffic into Manhattan, but the start of the new plan has been delayed until late 2024, around the time of the next state legislative election.
Similar projects in other cities were successful, but were often rejected by residents.It’s different kinds Set congestion charges, such as priority lane charges and area entry charges.
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