Comments on: Morning Metro: DHS Media Fest, Solar Panel Bill Still Lives, and Georgia is Sorta Happy

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:00:55 +0000

If that’s the case, then the most important advice I can give you is: don’t move to the Northeast!

By: V V

V V — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:49:30 +0000

Yes! This! Why is everyone in this city so angry?

My first inclination is to blame the anger on 2+ hour car commutes, but folks on MARTA are just as angry and rude. Whether they’re trying to run you down with their car or shoving a stroller into the back of your knees on a train platform, people in this city seem to be on the verge of killing someone.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:14:15 +0000

It is a state project, though some of the funding came from Washington. There is no private component, partly because the project is never expected to turn a profit, and also because it was a modification to an existing road, which, BTW, was built with your and my tax money. The whole thing is another example of how all forms of public transportation, including roads, are subsidized.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:57:30 +0000

Pricing fluctuates with demand. The more cars trying to use the lane, the higher the price goes, which reduces users and keeps the traffic flowing. When there’s little demand for the lane, the price drops to incentivize use. In theory, the lane can keep a consistent, moving stream of cars at all hours of the day by raising or lowering the price as necessary to regulate use.

As best I know, there is no private component. It’s a state project and the tolls are state revenue. Steve would probably know for sure.

By: AnotherRick

AnotherRick — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:50:38 +0000

Where does all the money go, that the HOT lane must be making at that high toll? Has that been privatised?