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June 10, 2007: Headlines

1. Highway tolls are inevitable in metro Puget Sound

Posted Sun, Jun 10, 11 p.m.

King County Executive Ron Sims has his own inconvenient truth to convey: Tolls are inevitable on all major Seattle-area freeways. And he already has a plan for us to discuss.

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2. Avoiding a collision of transportation decisions

Posted Sun, Jun 10, 10 p.m.

Mere talk about road tolls is seen as a threat to an unrelated $14.5 billion transportation ballot measure in November. That's why a proposal for widespread tolling has been secret until now.

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3. How 'congestion pricing' works elsewhere

Posted Sun, Jun 10, 9 p.m.

Tolling and other measures are in use as congestion-reducers in London, Singapore, Rome, and many other places. There are a lot of ideas out there for Puget Sound planners to consider.

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4. How regional freeway tolling might work here

Posted Sun, Jun 10, 8 p.m.

There would be no toll booths. Electronic sensors would detect whether you have a paid pass to use the freeways, and if you didn't, there would be cameras ...

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5. 'The bus system is stupid'

Posted Sun, Jun 10, 7 p.m.

If people must pay to use freeways, transportation planners say, there must be alternative ways to get around – cheaply and quickly.

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6. What do you think about widespread highway tolling?

Posted Sun, Jun 10, 6 p.m.

Crosscut would like you to weigh in after reading our special report, No Exit: Pay Toll Ahead by Dean Paton. Comment here on any or all of the five parts.

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