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shan@ (Amar Shan) writes:

>In article <1993Feb12.212347.2538@sfu.ca>, lort@fraser.sfu.ca (Charles Lort) writes:
>( some stuff deleted )
>|> 
>|> Thirdly, shouldn't the tolls be equal to the cost of public transportation,
>|> that is either at the 2 zone or 3 zone rate?  The additional funds collected
>|> could be used to upgrade the public transit system.  The net effect would
>|> be to ease the traffic situation, reduce pollution, and provide considerable
>|> employment thereby enhancing the quality of life for all citiizens 
>|> of the lower mainland (including those who would continue to use their
>|> vehicles to get to work or school).
>|> 

>The point of the toll is to pay for the construction of the bridge.  The
>government is adopting a "user pay" approach, where those who benefit from
>new roadways pay the cost.  The tolls are expected to be lifted when the
>cost of the bridge is fully paid.

   Yeah, right.  If you actually believe that the toll would ever be
removed, I have some swamp land in Florida you might be interested in. :)
Governments just don't give up sources of revenue that easily, and they're
even less likely to if they've spent money putting in a fancy high-tech
toll system.

				     ---Steven Leffler
					leffler@physics.ubc.ca