The Seattle area is getting the first serious proposal to dramatically alter traffic congestion, fund transportation projects and limit pollution.
Drivers would pay a fee, depending on congestion, to use all freeways from Everett to Lakewood. The proposal would provide the first monetary incentives to use transit, carpool or limit trips. Some initial reaction is here.
Why does it make sense? Because the region can't possibly build its way out of congestion. The only way to accommodate growth is a combination of changing habits and building new infrastructure. Criticism of the very idea completely misses that point.