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Category Archives: Congestion Charge

Forget more transit, congestion charges best solution for traffic woes

December 4, 2014Congestion Charge, Transportation, TTCBrady Yauch, Congestion Charge, Congestion pricing, Consumer Policy Institute, dynamic tolls, Electronic toll collection, Metrolinx, Public transport, Toronto Transit Commission, Traffic congestionconsumerpolicyinstitute

The best way to tackle traffic congestion is not by building more transit, according to new research. Continue reading Forget more transit, congestion charges best solution for traffic woes →

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Vancouver mayors tout tried-and-true solution to congestion

June 16, 2014Congestion Charge, Tolls, TransportationBrady Yauch, Congestion Charge, Congestion pricing, Consumer Policy Institute, dynamic tolls, Electronic toll collection, Public transport, Toll road, Torontoconsumerpolicyinstitute

A new report from the Vancouver Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation says pricing is the best way to tackle congestion. Continue reading Vancouver mayors tout tried-and-true solution to congestion →

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Drivers on board with dynamic tolling

September 18, 2013Congestion Charge, Tolls, TransportationBrady Yauch, Congestion pricing, Consumer Policy Institute, Electronic toll collection, Toll road, Traffic congestion, Urban Transitconsumerpolicyinstitute

The public largely backs a proposal to pay a toll to avoid sitting in traffic. Continue reading Drivers on board with dynamic tolling →

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Smart roads are making new mass transit and expressways obsolete

September 6, 2013Congestion Charge, Tolls, TransportationCongestion Charge, Congestion pricing, Consumer Policy Institute, Electronic toll collection, Lawrence Solomon, Public transport, Singapore, Toll road, Traffic congestionconsumerpolicyinstitute

Satellite technology tracks traffic along all routes, changing rates on the fly Continue reading Smart roads are making new mass transit and expressways obsolete →

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Dynamic roads cure traffic woes

August 13, 2013Congestion Charge, Tolls, TransportationBrady Yauch, Canada, Congestion pricing, Consumer Policy Institute, Electronic toll collection, Road, Singapore, Toronto, Traffic congestionconsumerpolicyinstitute

Singapore’s congestion charge should serve as a template in how to keep traffic moving. Continue reading Dynamic roads cure traffic woes →

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