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What Isn’t Stopping Congestion Pricing …and What Is

What Isn’t Stopping Congestion Pricing …and What Is. Steve Heminger Executive Director, MTC UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference October 21, 2002. What Isn’t. 1. Lack of Public Support. 1995 Bay Area Poll: $3 peak toll. 2000 Bay Crossings Study: $4 peak toll. Support for Congestion Pricing.

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What Isn’t Stopping Congestion Pricing …and What Is

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  1. What Isn’t Stopping Congestion Pricing …and What Is Steve HemingerExecutive Director, MTC UCLA Lake Arrowhead ConferenceOctober 21, 2002

  2. What Isn’t 1. Lack of Public Support 1995 Bay Area Poll: $3 peak toll 2000 Bay Crossings Study: $4 peak toll Support for Congestion Pricing

  3. What Isn’t 2. Equity Impacts Household Income: Average Household vs. Bay Bridge Peak Commuters

  4. What Isn’t 3. Technology Obstacles Toll collection lanes with electronic toll collection capability (est.) Source: FHWA

  5. What Is 1. Press Overreaction

  6. What Is 2. Legislative Resistance “Tolls are a polite form of highway robbery.” ~ Bill Lockyer

  7. What Is 3. Free Lunch Mentality

  8. How to Get There from Here 1. Spend Freely • New Projects • Tax Rebates • Off-peak Discounts • Lifeline Rates

  9. How to Get There from Here 2. Some Like It HOT

  10. How to Get There from Here 3. Find A Champion Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Ideal Candidate: Strong chief executive who owns all the media outlets

  11. Metropolitan Transportation Commission

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