Comments on: New Poll: Public Supports Congestion Tolling Over Gas Tax Hike by 2 to 1 http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/09/01/new-poll-public-supports-congestion-tolling-over-gas-tax-hike-by-2-to-1/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob Anderson http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/09/01/new-poll-public-supports-congestion-tolling-over-gas-tax-hike-by-2-to-1/comment-page-1/#comment-31531 Rob Anderson Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:25:50 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=35801#comment-31531 A Chamber of Commerce poll earlier this year found little support for congestion pricing in San Francisco. http://district5diary.blogspot.com/2009/02/chamber-of-commerce-poll.html A Chamber of Commerce poll earlier this year found little support for congestion pricing in San Francisco.

http://district5diary.blogspot.com/2009/02/chamber-of-commerce-poll.html

]]> By: Greg Rodgers http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/09/01/new-poll-public-supports-congestion-tolling-over-gas-tax-hike-by-2-to-1/comment-page-1/#comment-31461 Greg Rodgers Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:31:00 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=35801#comment-31461 Ridiculous. Ridiculous.

]]> By: SFResident http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/09/01/new-poll-public-supports-congestion-tolling-over-gas-tax-hike-by-2-to-1/comment-page-1/#comment-31381 SFResident Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:41:38 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=35801#comment-31381 I think that John Murphy decoded this poll pretty well. People are most likely to "support" the kinds of tolls and taxes that they don't think they themselves will have to pay. This is why a patently stupid idea like increasing public transit fares to pay for "expanding highway capacity" gets more support than increasing the gasoline tax. All that this poll demonstrates is that people are pretty selfish. I think that John Murphy decoded this poll pretty well. People are most likely to “support” the kinds of tolls and taxes that they don’t think they themselves will have to pay. This is why a patently stupid idea like increasing public transit fares to pay for “expanding highway capacity” gets more support than increasing the gasoline tax.

All that this poll demonstrates is that people are pretty selfish.

]]> By: John Murphy http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/09/01/new-poll-public-supports-congestion-tolling-over-gas-tax-hike-by-2-to-1/comment-page-1/#comment-31361 John Murphy Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:06:12 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=35801#comment-31361 A lot of respondents think "I have to buy gas but I won't use the HOT lanes, so if we go to congestion pricing someone else pays, not me". Of course, once implemented (assuming the HOT lane was a conversion of an existing lane) then all hell would break loose as those who don't want to pay for the HOT lane complain about the congestion. A lot of respondents think “I have to buy gas but I won’t use the HOT lanes, so if we go to congestion pricing someone else pays, not me”. Of course, once implemented (assuming the HOT lane was a conversion of an existing lane) then all hell would break loose as those who don’t want to pay for the HOT lane complain about the congestion.

]]> By: patrick http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/09/01/new-poll-public-supports-congestion-tolling-over-gas-tax-hike-by-2-to-1/comment-page-1/#comment-31331 patrick Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:04:23 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=35801#comment-31331 Hmm... I suspect HNTB stands to make a lot of money installing tolling equipment and building the new HOT lanes, while a simple gas tax would cost nothing to implement (therefore no revenue for them) and reduce future construction needs. Hmm… I suspect HNTB stands to make a lot of money installing tolling equipment and building the new HOT lanes, while a simple gas tax would cost nothing to implement (therefore no revenue for them) and reduce future construction needs.

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