Los Angeles "Congestion Pricing" Considered Successful

An innovative section of highway near Los Angeles with “congestion pricing” is considered successful after six months of operation, and it could be the wave of things to come. The July issue of

Planning described a 10-mile segment of Route 91 with two lanes in either direction, known as FasTrak, in which tolls vary from $0.25 during the middle of the night to $2.50 during peak commuter hours. Tolls are deducted automatically from cars that have to carry transponders. The plan was adopted as a strategy to reduce air pollution, and more than 50,000 commuters so far have gotten the transponders.