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May 19, 2007

DEBATE * Canada - Truckers not sold on tolling as a congestion fi

Canada -Truck Stop Canada, by Harry -May 18, 2007: -- Joanne Ritchie, executive director of the Owner-Operators’ Business Association of Canada, said truckers in Canada generally oppose toll roads and that there aren’t many toll roads to speak of... “As a matter of principle, we would certainly not be happy with toll roads replacing comparable free routes,” Ritchie told... Ritchie was reacting to a brand new study by a university professor in Canada encouraging provinces to consider toll roads to relieve congestion in and around major cities... The 36-page report, released by Canadian think tank C.D. Howe Institute on Tuesday, May 15, asserts without question that congestion will only get worse in metro areas unless action is taken. The report is called “Congestion relief: Assessing the case for road tolls in Canada.”... (Photo by Super Fly's Public Gallery - On the Road: Shipshewana)

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