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Congestion Pricing Coming to Chicago, IL?
The City Fix
Congestion pricing is looking more likely in Chicago. After all, as transport experts have been pointing out for years: ”Congestion pricing is about the only weapon we have in our arsenal to encourage more efficient use of our expressways [and tollways].”
Congestion Pricing and Barriers to Implementation
Recently, we wrote about congestion pricing as a global tool to reduce the societal damage — including fiscal, environmental, and psychological damage — caused by congestion. In addition, Robin Chase, the founding CEO of Zipcar, contributed a post about technology recommendations for congestion pricing. Robin’s post highlights that technology is not a significant barrier to congestion pricing; one of the most significant barriers, then, is political will to implement the policy.
But as drivers grow increasingly frustrated with congestion in their cities, congestion pricing is becoming more mainstream, and gaining credence as a politically-viable — and arguably necessary — tool to reduce gridlock.
