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CONGESTIONS FEES * USA - Debated in US cities
San Francisco,CAL,USA -Today's Trucking -26 Aug 2008: -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is pushing "congestion pricing" as a key way to address congestion issues, but its Urban Partnership Agreement Program, designed to help localities implement these programs, continues to face opposition at the local level... A plan to impose congestion pricing on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, for example, has been scrapped by local officials; in its place, commuters who park along the routes leading to the bridge will face higher prices during peak hours... In return, San Francisco would agree to impose congestion charges on motorists using the bridge during morning and afternoon peak travel periods... In April, another plan to impose a hefty charge on all vehicles entering Manhattan during peak weekday hours was rejected by state lawmakers, overruling city lawmakers who initially approved of the idea... This past spring, Metrolinx, formerly known as the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority, was floating a proposal that would toll vehicles entering the downtown core. The plan also called for truck restrictions during peak traffic hours...
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