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Davedgreat2000 The 105 Freeway was the newest freeway to be added to Los Angeles County. they want to expand the 710 freeway but the residents where the houses are to be torn down dont want it...and for good reasons....
Mary Jander Ha, @jabailo, it does seem that poor planning (or no planning) are wreaking havoc in your city. In other urban areas, I've experienced things like long, long lights and lots of traffic circles, which...
Mary Jander @Daved: I too value the time over the toll, especially if the the tolls are relatively low. (Tolls into Manhattan checkpoints like the Lincoln Tunnel are about $10, I think.) They do have carpool...
Mary Jander Haha, @Amy, I'll bet my brother works for the same outfit. ;> I'm with you: I'm spoiled by the "independence" I perceive to have with a car. I am in control of when I leave and when I return....
jabailo My experience with these HOT lanes is they are sort of like putting tacks on highways. No not taxes. Tacks. By the companies that repair flat tires. What I see here in...
Amy Rogers Nazarov Yup, he works for a large federal agency he tells me I should not name :-) Because we have a small child and I am a musician with gigs to get to some weekends, we do need the car. I suppose, if...
Davedgreat2000 Rich, We here in Los Angeles fight for top spots...or pole positions (Racing term). Just to get home it sometimes feels like a race to get a better spot in traffic, one that will be closer to our...
richheap Fair enough. I've never thought much about carpool lanes as we don't have them in the UK. In this country everyone suffers together. We prefer it like that!
Davedgreat2000 Rich, I think you are right on with your point. However, i'm driving these expresslanes each and every day with a carpool partner and by myself (when he is not available). The aim is to reduce traffic...
Davedgreat2000 Hi Mary, Thank you for mentioning me in this great article. The ay it works in CA is that on the 110 freeway you have to have 2 or more in the car to qualify for no fee expresslanes, but if you have...
Mary Jander Thanks for weighing in on this, Amy! My brother actually lives south of DC and commutes, and it's nightmarish. Even going for groceries on a weekend is bad. So perhaps this new TEL may help. I'll...
Mary Jander Agree, Rich. But again, TELs are better viewed as temporary fixes. Alleviating traffic snarls by simply diverting cars isn't the answer long term. As the LinkedIn forum participant indicated, using...
Mary Jander Well, no one likes higher taxes, kq4ym, but I agree with you that as we need better infrastructure, it's important to just get going on building it. And I don't mean more gas-guzzling roads. IMO,...
Pablo Valerio Nicole, that is one of the big issues about any technology. More and more we have everything connected to the internet is some way and, while some M2M technology could be extremely beneficial, the...
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for the blog, Pablo. I think we do need to have a serious conversation about the security risks. Am I being an alarmist by thinking there are people around this world who are licking their...
Nicole Ferraro Good point, Rich. I hadn't thought of that. It'll be interesting to see how this works out financially. My guess would be that the majority of people traveling solo would not choose to pay a toll...
Amy Rogers Nazarov Hey Mary: DC just unveiled its dynamic tolling on the Beltway last fall - here is a great piece that describes it (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2012/11/07/understanding-tolls-on-beltway-express-lanes/). I'm...
richheap Maybe I'm being a bit thick but isn't the idea of a high occupancy vehicle lane to encourage people to fill their cars, and cut carbon emissions. Doesn't letting people pay their way into this lane,...
richheap Maybe I'm being a bit thick but isn't the idea of a high occupancy vehicle lane to encourage people to fill their cars, and cut carbon emissions. Doesn't letting people pay their way into this lane,...
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Davedgreat2000 The 105 Freeway was the newest freeway to be added to Los Angeles County. they want to expand the 710 freeway but the residents where the houses are to be torn down dont want it...and for good reasons....
Mary Jander Ha, @jabailo, it does seem that poor planning (or no planning) are wreaking havoc in your city. In other urban areas, I've experienced things like long, long lights and lots of traffic circles, which...
Mary Jander @Daved: I too value the time over the toll, especially if the the tolls are relatively low. (Tolls into Manhattan checkpoints like the Lincoln Tunnel are about $10, I think.) They do have carpool...
Mary Jander Haha, @Amy, I'll bet my brother works for the same outfit. ;> I'm with you: I'm spoiled by the "independence" I perceive to have with a car. I am in control of when I leave and when I return....
jabailo My experience with these HOT lanes is they are sort of like putting tacks on highways. No not taxes. Tacks. By the companies that repair flat tires. What I see here in...
Amy Rogers Nazarov Yup, he works for a large federal agency he tells me I should not name :-) Because we have a small child and I am a musician with gigs to get to some weekends, we do need the car. I suppose, if...
Davedgreat2000 Rich, We here in Los Angeles fight for top spots...or pole positions (Racing term). Just to get home it sometimes feels like a race to get a better spot in traffic, one that will be closer to our...
richheap Fair enough. I've never thought much about carpool lanes as we don't have them in the UK. In this country everyone suffers together. We prefer it like that!
Davedgreat2000 Rich, I think you are right on with your point. However, i'm driving these expresslanes each and every day with a carpool partner and by myself (when he is not available). The aim is to reduce traffic...
Davedgreat2000 Hi Mary, Thank you for mentioning me in this great article. The ay it works in CA is that on the 110 freeway you have to have 2 or more in the car to qualify for no fee expresslanes, but if you have...
Mary Jander Thanks for weighing in on this, Amy! My brother actually lives south of DC and commutes, and it's nightmarish. Even going for groceries on a weekend is bad. So perhaps this new TEL may help. I'll...
Mary Jander Agree, Rich. But again, TELs are better viewed as temporary fixes. Alleviating traffic snarls by simply diverting cars isn't the answer long term. As the LinkedIn forum participant indicated, using...
Mary Jander Well, no one likes higher taxes, kq4ym, but I agree with you that as we need better infrastructure, it's important to just get going on building it. And I don't mean more gas-guzzling roads. IMO,...
Pablo Valerio Nicole, that is one of the big issues about any technology. More and more we have everything connected to the internet is some way and, while some M2M technology could be extremely beneficial, the...
Nicole Ferraro Thanks for the blog, Pablo. I think we do need to have a serious conversation about the security risks. Am I being an alarmist by thinking there are people around this world who are licking their...
Nicole Ferraro Good point, Rich. I hadn't thought of that. It'll be interesting to see how this works out financially. My guess would be that the majority of people traveling solo would not choose to pay a toll...
Amy Rogers Nazarov Hey Mary: DC just unveiled its dynamic tolling on the Beltway last fall - here is a great piece that describes it (http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2012/11/07/understanding-tolls-on-beltway-express-lanes/). I'm...
richheap Maybe I'm being a bit thick but isn't the idea of a high occupancy vehicle lane to encourage people to fill their cars, and cut carbon emissions. Doesn't letting people pay their way into this lane,...
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