SRTA spokeswoman Deidre Johnson responded late Thursday: “Our system uses dynamic pricing to determine the toll rate and dynamic pricing functions in two main ways to set the rate: 1) Reaction to existing congestion 2) Anticipation of incoming congestion The system parameters set for today were those used for a typical traffic day in the […]
Tolling drivers to get into Downtown Austin is one idea bicycle advocates say could help traffic in the future. The city of Austin is in its public comment period for its Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (ASMP). As the city plans for the future of transportation, the Bicycle Advisory Council detailed a list of ideas they […]
FORT GREENE – Street safety advocates and elected officials rallied in Fort Green Saturday to ask for congestion pricing. Victims of car crashes were also on hand to ask state legislators and Assembly members to pass a congestion pricing plan this year. They say beyond raising revenue for the MTA, charging drivers to enter Manhattan’s […]
Money is time. The proposed congestion pricing plan to create $1.5 billion in new funding for the MTA would also have the side benefit of saving express bus commuters up to two hours per week on their horrendously long commutes, a new report by the Riders Alliance reveals. All commutes on MTA express buses would […]
The charges laid out by the proposed law are fairly modest. Cities of over 100,000 residents would be permitted to charge cars €2.50 (about $2.87) each time they enter a congestion-controlled zone; larger vehicles could be charged up to €10 ($11.50). All charges would be paid online, though the exact method is not stipulated and […]
WASHINGTON — Virginia has lowered rush-hour tolls for solo drivers on Interstate 66 inside the Capital Beltway, with a change to the pricing algorithm implemented this summer. While the average toll paid in August largely dropped due to reduced traffic while people were on vacation, Virginia Department of Transportation Division Administrator for Tolling Operations David […]
Mayor Jenny Durkan released her proposed 2019-2020 budget on Monday, and there are a lot of headlines there on homelessness spending (more permanent funding, but not a huge increase in overall funding), policing (an additional 40 officers), and job cuts (150 fewer jobs across departments). But Durkan also signaled a continued commitment to an idea […]
The toll for a solo driver along the Interstate 66 corridor hit $46.75 during the Wednesday morning rush, approaching a record high. Snapshot of toll price on Wednesday. (Hedgpeth, Dana) On Feb. 28, the toll along the eastbound stretch of I-66 hit $47.50. The tolls are paid by drivers who choose to ride alone and […]
COBB COUNTY, Ga. – Drivers may have a little sticker shock during their evening commute. The I-85 hot lanes reached a record of more than $15 for the second day in a row Tuesday morning. New dynamic pricing went into effect last Monday. The Tollway Authority says the new system gives more flexibility to lower […]
To the editor: I can see no need for an additional bridge across the Chesapeake Bay when the existing spans are so underutilized. There is a simple way to spread the traffic load over a complete 24-hour day. It’s called “surge pricing.” We know how many vehicles cross the bridges for each hour of the day […]
Pricer’s Points: Why Does Bottled Water Cost Significantly More than Tap Water? | Elena Galli
More or less one month ago I was at the airport, heading back to Barcelona after having spent some days in my hometown, Ferrara, a little city in Northern Italy. I was very thirsty so I headed to the first bar I saw and ended up spending an excruciatingly expensive price for my half a […]
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This Week in Pricing > 2/16/19
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Remember MoviePass? It was just delisted | The Chestnut Post
The movie subscription service on Thursday announced a new, complicated pricing structure that is dependent on geography and the kind of movies customers want to watch. Starting in January, MoviePass will offer three plans that members can choose from. The first, called “Select,” starts at $10 a month and will allow subscribers to see three […]
Woman: Retailer Should Honor Penny Label on Display | NBC 6 South Florida
It was a deal so good, Robin Puppo could not believe her eyes. “I’m like, oh my God, what is this?” she said. “It’s marked as a penny.” The vacuum Robin wanted was on display at the Walmart near Sawgrass Mills Mall. She says the label under it read one cent. “It’s a $279 machine,” […]
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