Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission Considers All-Lane Freeway Tolling System Amidst Concerns About BART and Housing
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) will seek public input on implementing a tolling system for all lanes on freeways in the Bay Area. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has authorized the purchase of a transit tunnel boring machine to complete the underground section of the VTA BART Silicon Valley extension. Concerns about crime, cleanliness, and open drug use have driven riders away from the BART transit system. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has criticized the tolling proposal, stating that it would negatively impact housing production in Berryessa. The proposal for all-lane freeway tolling aims to reduce congestion and meet state climate goals.
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NBC Bay Area
A Bay Area transportation agency is floating an idea to help meet state climate goals and reduce congestion, though it’s not popular among drivers: all-lane freeway tolling. https://t.co/6jt3Nx8DMp
CBS News Bay AreaDespite the problems plaguing BART, some riders are happy to continue using the transit system they love and are optimistic it will recover. https://t.co/HNVWb47xKo
The Atlantic "Cars just aren’t compatible with cities," @AnnieLowrey writes in an essay on New York's new plan for congestion pricing. https://t.co/UZqYIDr6tp
nxthompson Driving in NYC is not just a miserable experience. It is also an immiserating one for everyone else—bikers, business owners, joggers, kids, pedestrians. When you drive in a place like New York, you are imposing costs on everyone and everything around you. https://t.co/781Lepg6uy
Silicon Valley Business JournalSan Jose Mayor Matt Mahan: "This proposal doesn't just cut our Berryessa housing production at the margins — it decimates it." https://t.co/onmagNGBTj
- Silicon Valley Business Journal
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan: "This proposal doesn't just cut our Berryessa housing production at the margins — it decimates it." https://t.co/R5PdJZfKAD https://t.co/R5PdJZfKAD
- CBS News Bay Area
BART enables San Francisco residents to make a South Bay commute between home and office seamlessly without owning a car. https://t.co/5C0Zx9ypva
ABC7 News How the proposed all-lane freeway tolling system would work in Bay Area https://t.co/pzlZ1PX5yj
- CBS News Bay Area
A former East Bay mayor who once fought hard for a BART extension to Livermore no longer believes the troubled transit system is the city's best option. https://t.co/mWcjNuTTLS
- Silicon Valley Business Journal
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan: "This proposal doesn't just cut our Berryessa housing production at the margins — it decimates it." https://t.co/yKzMPYpnfZ
- NBC Bay Area
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said it authorized the purchase of the transit tunnel boring machine to complete the five-mile underground section of the VTA BART Silicon Valley extension into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara. https://t.co/WTR1UOgjWj
- The Atlantic
"Cars just aren’t compatible with cities," @AnnieLowrey writes in an essay on New York's new plan for congestion pricing. https://t.co/mzTxSmS3DR
- Silicon Valley Business Journal
VTA has ordered the key device for its BART extension project in Silicon Valley. https://t.co/RauFoRtsrO
- CBS News Bay Area
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said Monday it authorized the purchase of the transit tunnel boring machine to complete the five-mile underground section of the VTA BART Silicon Valley extension into downtown San Jose and Santa Clara. https://t.co/S3aFt17KCQ
T Wolf 🌁 At some point, you have to question leadership at @SFBART. Just sayin... "There are many concerns that have driven riders away: crime, cleanliness and open drug use." https://t.co/bUcFDenj3V
♦️Susan Dyer Reynolds♦️ Nearly 80% of @SFBART commuters say crime, open drug use is keeping people away from the transit system. https://t.co/s4DWeOPU65
- ABC7 News
Bay Area drivers invited to weigh in on all-lane freeway tolling system https://t.co/ErNFbEELXn https://t.co/NjlsieBRN5
- CBS News Bay Area
BART is on the brink, and it's not just remote work keeping passengers away. https://t.co/GRDYWozLo6
- Silicon Valley Business Journal
VTA has ordered the key device for its BART extension project in Silicon Valley. https://t.co/5MiV7oa1CT
- ABC7 News
Driving on the freeway could cost you more than it already does. This week, the MTC will ask for public input on pricing freeway travel -- for all lanes. https://t.co/dcab0C6JsH