Can the Market Drive Transportation Policy?

Last year the U.S. Department of Transportation spent $1 billion. To seed five high-profile experiments, in New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Miami and Seattle, that feature "congestion pricing" -- tolls that increase when traffic is heavy. The idea is to reduce traffic by discouraging some motorists from driving during peak hours.

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