Post by Sparky on Jun 30, 2008 16:49:13 GMT -8
Freeway toll lanes to allow three-people carpools to drive for free?
he also said that this was guaranteed in a written and signed contract (read it here) between MTA and the Feds. His office emailed me the contract, and I read through it. Nothing about three-person carpools in there.
I asked for more clarification and he said that although it was not in the contract, MTA had pushed very hard to ensure that three-car carpools would be allowed for free.
However, the same MTA just told me, in the guise of spokesman Rick Jager, that this is only one of several scenarios being kicked around by MTA consultants.
the contract between the MTA and the Feds does forbid the MTA from charging a two-person carpool less than a one-person car. So there is no extra incentive to carpool than to drive yourself: other than splitting gas and toll money with another person.
www.insidesocal.com/pasadenapolitics/2008/06/freeway-toll-lanes-to-allow-th.html
he also said that this was guaranteed in a written and signed contract (read it here) between MTA and the Feds. His office emailed me the contract, and I read through it. Nothing about three-person carpools in there.
I asked for more clarification and he said that although it was not in the contract, MTA had pushed very hard to ensure that three-car carpools would be allowed for free.
However, the same MTA just told me, in the guise of spokesman Rick Jager, that this is only one of several scenarios being kicked around by MTA consultants.
the contract between the MTA and the Feds does forbid the MTA from charging a two-person carpool less than a one-person car. So there is no extra incentive to carpool than to drive yourself: other than splitting gas and toll money with another person.
www.insidesocal.com/pasadenapolitics/2008/06/freeway-toll-lanes-to-allow-th.html