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LA COUNTY CONSIDERING CHARGING DRIVERS TO USE FREEWAYS AND LESSEN CONGESTION


LA COUNTY IS CONSIDERING THE IDEA OF CHARGING DRIVERS TO ACCESS FREEWAY WHICH
WOULD LESSEN TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

BY BAILEY MILLER • PUBLISHED MAY 31, 2023 • UPDATED ON MAY 31, 2023 AT 10:50 AM


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LA county is looking into a potential solution for traffic on freeways but it
may come at a price. Bailey Miller reports for Today in LA on May 31, 2023.

Some freeways across LA County seem to be full of traffic no matter what time of
day you are traveling.

Now the LA Metro Transportation Authority is exploring new ways of alleviating
that by charging drivers.

The idea is called "Congestion Pricing." It uses priced tolls to control speed
and the flow of cars in an effort to help with less traffic and cleaner air.

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The company has identified three locations where they could potentially
implement the new idea. One of them is a 16-mile stretch on the 10 Freeway
between downtown LA and Santa Monica. Another is in the San Fernando Valley and
the LA Basin.

The prices of living in LA already high and the additional coast for drivers may
not sit well with consumers.

"The basic idea behind it is the traffic congestion is caused because roads are
a valuable scares goods," said Michael Manville, a professor of Urban Planning
at UCLA. "Right now they cost nothing to access and like almost anything that's
in high demand, if it's underpriced you run out of it and that's what congestion
is."

Other cities across the world have implemented similar programs on their
roadways like in London, Stockholm, Singapore and Milan. New York City is also
considering something as well.

Details on the plan have not been finalized, including the price, technology, or
how they will implement it.

The Los Angeles MTA has said they plan on releasing their study later this
summer.

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