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This is the point being made by many of us here in Portland when congestion pricing is brought up. It makes vastly less sense here without good public transit,
by inpdx 8y ago
This is the point being made by many of us here in Portland when congestion pricing is brought up. It makes vastly less sense here without good public transit, and it will disproportionately affect the working classes. While the wealthy will continue as usual.
- btrettel 8y agoDo you think congestion pricing would cause public transit to improve? (I'm interested in others' opinions as well.)
- inpdx 8y agoI think it's putting the cart before the horse. Improve the public transit first. I also have very little confidence that congestion pricing revenue would be spent wisely.
- francisofascii 8y agoI ride buses. And the biggest reason the bus is late and slow is traffic. So yes, less congestion will help. Also the more riders, the more reason to add frequency.
- dawnerd 8y agoIt seems a lot of people here have never been to a larger city during rush our. Our traffic is nothing compared to say, LA or SF. That's not to say it's not bad, but some people here make it sound like we're the only city with traffic.