Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Congestion Pricing

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SFCTA to Test Variable Road Pricing on Treasure Island

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 4, 2015 | 61 Comments

Treasure Island will serve as San Francisco’s proving grounds for road pricing that adjusts in response to traffic conditions, as the city looks to minimize Bay Bridge car congestion generated by residents expected to move to the development site. When the first housing units on the artificial mid-bay island, formerly owned by the Navy, are occupied in 2019, the SF County Transportation […]

Just in From London: Congestion Charging’s Street Safety Bonus

By Charles Komanoff | Mar 12, 2015 | No Comments

Add street safety to the list of benefits from congestion pricing. That’s the takeaway from a new “working paper” analyzing traffic crash rates in and around the London congestion charging zone by three economists associated with the Management School at Lancaster University. “Traffic Accidents and the London Congestion Charge” slices and dices the monthly changes […]

Studies Show Car Traffic in San Francisco is Dropping

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 12, 2014 | 43 Comments

Car traffic has dropped in San Francisco in recent years, despite an economic boom and a growing population, according to studies by the SF County Transportation Authority. A newly updated study (reported by SF Weekly) by the SFCTA counted fewer cars at 11 of 15 intersections during evening peak hours this year, compared to earlier […]

A Reminder: Congestion Pricing Will Save Lives

By Aaron Bialick | Feb 20, 2014 | 29 Comments

Congestion pricing resurfaced this week thanks to an SF Examiner article that was picked up by several other media sources, rightly framing it as a way to save lives. The Examiner highlighted a Department of Public Health report from 2011 [PDF], which estimated that in 2015, if drivers were charged $3 for heading into downtown […]

Don’t Widen 101: How SM County Could Move More People With Less Traffic

By Andrew Boone | Jan 3, 2014 | 2 Comments

San Mateo County is poised to spend more than a hundred million dollars on an expansion of Highway 101 while passing over more effective, less expensive options to improve people’s commutes. Even as total traffic volumes have remained flat over the past decade on Highway 101 in San Mateo County, the City/County Association of Governments […]

San Francisco’s Downtown Commute Patterns, Animated

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 11, 2013 | 2 Comments

Note: Use the top left drop-down menu to select “Bay Area” and get a view of San Francisco. A new interactive map provides a glimpse into how San Francisco workers and residents commute — where they go, which modes of transport they use, and how much money they make. The map, created by UC Berkeley planning […]

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