5000 Fewer Riders Using Bay Bridge as Congestion Pricing Takes Hold
Transportation Nation | Aug 13, 2010
Photo by http://www.flickr.com/photos/gohsuket/2550771432/
(Oakland, CA -- Casey Miner, KALW) CalTrans raised tolls on the Bay Bridge July 1 during peak hours, from $4.00 to $6.00 -- and for carpools, to $2.50, from nothing. What happened?
Five thousand fewer cars are using the Bay Bridge each day, and BART, the cross-bay commuter train, saw 4500 more riders. The full story here.




