In a new poll, even D.C.-area residents who say they want relief from downtown’s chronic gridlock do not want to pay tolls for it
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In follow-up interviews, even residents who say they want relief from downtown’s chronic gridlock — which slows traffic to 15 miles per hour or less for several hours each day — do not want to pay tolls for it. Several said they fear it would amount to another tax with no guarantee of road improvements or better public transit. They also questioned how the tolls would be collected and spent, and how such a policy would affect low-income residents.
Stephen S. Fuller, an economist and professor at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, said low support for a congestion tax was unsurprising; people generally reject the idea of additional costs for their commutes. “Now you want to tax me to have the privilege to come into the District?” he said. “No, absolutely not.”
There is even less support among African American, Asian and Hispanic residents. Collectively, 67 percent are against the idea, compared with 57 percent of white residents.The Post-Schar School poll finds majority support for another rush-hour proposal — transforming the travel lane on busy streets into a dedicated bus lane. A 56 percent majority of D.C.-area residents say they support bus-only lanes, and 39 percent oppose such a switch.
“It’s a problem,” said Fludd, who does not own a car. “If one bus is late, it will cost me to miss the other bus.” Andrea Ottmann, 39, a cyclist from Ashburn, Va., said bike lanes would help address concerns about congestion and road conditions because more people would choose to bike.
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