

The Measure M expenditure plan includes funding for a new rail line parallel to the 405, which would eventually intersect with the D (Purple) Line's extension to Westwood. Transit alternatives to the Sepulveda Pass are also in the works - though at a more distant date. ExpressLanes, which are a more modest form of congestion pricing, have already been implemented on the Harbor and San Bernardino freeways.Ĭoncept Consideration Area 1B: US-101 & I-5 Metro Outside of the congestion pricing study, Metro will also receive funding through countywide sales tax approved under Measure M to expand its ExpressLanes network to the 405's existing carpool lanes. Another option would explore a smaller area between US 101 and I-5," explains the post in The Source. "One option could be tolling between I-405 and I-5. Metro is exploring two concepts in this area. Two of the main arteries through the mountain range - the 101 and 405 freeways - ranked among the 10 most congested corridors in the United States in a study released in 2020. In a region famed for its seemingly endless sprawl, the Santa Monica Mountains are one of the few geographic impediments to development - and also vehicular traffic. They include:Ĭoncept Consideration Area 1A: Santa Monica Mountains Metro The four concepts introduced by Metro focus on cordon and corridor pricing, and target some of the Los Angeles region's most notorious traffic choke points. Corridor pricing, where fees are charged for access to heavily-trafficked roads or highways.Cordon pricing, in which a fee is charged for entering a certain area and.VMT pricing, where a fee is charged per mile driven by a vehicle.Metro staff previously pointed to three possible ways that it could be implemented in Los Angeles County, including:

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Now, in a post to The Source, the transportation agency is lifting the veil on four early concepts which could be included in its traffic reduction study.Īreas of highest traffic congestion in Los Angeles County MetroĬongestion pricing, a practice in which drivers are charged a toll to regulate traffic congestion in high-demand areas, can take a variety of forms. Two years ago, the Metro Board of Directors voted to explore strategies to ease the snarling traffic that famously plague Los Angeles - including congestion pricing.
