Terrapin Tables

I have no idea how London is laid out, but I know that the heart of DC is not the problem. Everyone already metros there, because there is no place to park. If they really wanted to reduce congestion or something, they'd have to set it up on the beltway, 270, etc. I don't particularly care for the plan, it strikes me as kind of elitist. If I am doing the math right, a similar charge in DC would amount to 42 dollars per week. Perhaps if they implemented some kind of minimum income requirement. In London, there seems to be no such measure. It seems that the only way a commuter could avoid the charge is to drive an alternatively powered vehicle, which are already more expensive than regular cars. Reward people who use public transportation, don't punish those who don't. And outside the charging zone, traffic is worse than it was before despite the reduced number of vehicles.

Most European (well, western E) cities fine/penalize drivers for minor onfractions via liscense plates, not direct ticketing. That'd never fly here..."prove I was driving the car."

Though DC has, as I understood stats, the 2nd worst traffic in the country - ok, third, if you take into account Paris Hilton's vagina - the problem isn't in the city. It is, as John said, on 95, 50, 495, 295, etc.

In three years of working in and around DC, I have sat in ridiculously heavy traffic in the "city proper" only once - September 11th. So screw cameras.