Dive Brief: The National League of Cities (NLC) released a guide, Making Space: Congestion Pricing in Cities, encouraging cities to consider congestion pricing to ease traffic, improve citizens’ quality of life and gain revenue for infrastructure maintenance and upgrades. The guide breaks down differences between road-use fee models and provides case studies for four cities: […]
The USA’s National League of Cities (NLC) has released a new guide that encourages cities to consider introducing congestion charging systems as a potentially economical solution to build thriving communities, calm traffic, reduce air pollution, and improve quality of life for residents. In the report, the NLC explains that congestion pricing is a type of […]
The concept of downtown tolling to reduce congestion is gaining momentum. Cities like Singapore and Stokholm have implemented congestion pricing and significantly increased transit ridership in their urban cores. New York City will become the first in the U.S. to launch a similar program. Could Seattle be next? Uber and Lyft hope so. The ride-hailing companies […]
Dive Brief: The Portland, OR City Council passed a resolution to form the Pricing for Equitable Mobility task force. It will study and recommend strategies to improve mobility and reduce congestion through potential pricing policies on city streets and infrastructure. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and Bureau of Planning and Sustainability will create the task […]
Safer streets, less pollution, better transit, bustling business districts — San Francisco can have it all. Yet surging automobile traffic on our city streets is driving ever-increasing public health and safety impacts — and climate-changing carbon emissions. The sane response is to expand public transit and lower the cost to consumers, yet the San In […]
The MTA and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) are moving forward with preparations for implementing congestion pricing. For now, that means issuing a “Memorandum of Understanding” (MOU) on what the next steps are to get the program up and running. This is so both agencies are on the same page when it comes to […]
New York recently took two big steps forward in its fight to make New York City streets safer, more equitable, and better for city life. On March 31, the State Legislature passed a budget that includes funding to establish a congestion pricing zone for motor vehicles driving below 60th Street in Manhattan. Almost two months […]
You and I must stop the financial tsunami of tolling every single road in this region through congestion pricing. Jenny Durkan has declared that she wants to toll Seattle’s streets before the end of her first term in 2021. That lines up perfectly with the 20-year timetable that I told you about in 2001. This […]
A decade ago, the No. 1 villain in the life of The Watchdog was the North Texas Tollway Authority. I received so many complaints from readers about the NTTA over-billing commuters for late toll charges — $500 in fees and penalties for an unpaid $19 toll bill, for instance — that I helped organize a […]
Officials within the City of Seattle say they are committed to racial and social justice as they study congestion pricing. A 48-page summary report of the work done so far points out the average Seattle household spends 15 percent of its budget on transportation. However, that increases to as much as 30 percent for low-income […]
This Week in Pricing > 8/17/19
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Amazon Offers Retro Pricing In Los Angeles For Maisel Day On August 15 | Fire Wire
Los Angeles residents will be able to purchase lunch, gasoline, makeup applications, shoeshines, movie tickets and hotel rooms at 1959 prices on August 15, which Amazon Prime is calling “Maisel Day.” That means you can see a movie for a mere 51 cents, grab a hot dog for 59 cents, and get your hair done (with […]
When the time comes to sell your home, it’s important to price the home right. If the home is badly priced, either too expensive or too inexpensive, you may lose money and take a long time to sell. Understanding the dangers of incorrect pricing, and working with a real estate professional to price your home […]
What’s Cutting Into Ohio State Football Ticket Sales? | WOSU Radio
When it comes to why fans aren’t showing up at home, though, ticket broker Tim Louters just starts pulling frames off his wall. “This is 1999,” he says, looking over a framed ticket and news clip, commemorating former head coach John Cooper’s 100th win. “Thirty-eight dollar ticket versus Cincinnati.” Louters runs Tickets Galore in Dublin. […]
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