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Original promise to end tolls?

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CrossBowAg99

12:35a, 10/25/14

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The Westpark could never not be a toll road. It is too narrow to open it up to the levels of traffic it could receive if it wasn't a pay road. It already is gridlock now with it being a pay option.

If the people of Houston quit hugging trees, Hctra could double the size of the west park by buying the other 50' of ROW that METRO owns.

CrossBowAg99

12:42a, 10/25/14

In reply to Chuck Gay

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The only way toll roads would have been an acceptable way to finance more roads is if our government entities kept their promises. I'm OK paying a toll to finance a specific road in my area to make transportation better. However, a toll road now means you have accepted a very high and permanent transportation tax on your area of town. You doing that just allows other areas to free ride off of your paying more for roads forever and ever.

I's like a to see a state-wide candidate propose raising the gas tax and using some of the funds to eliminate the tolling entities that have abused the public trust. Along with it an amendment that only allows tolling entities to be created only for specific roads with the understanding that the tolls go away when the initial construction is paid for and the TXDot, counties, etc. pick up maintenance on these transportation gifts at that time.

Gay, you are full of good ideas, you should do a tiny bit of research before you post!

redag06

10:03a, 10/25/14

In reply to CrossBowAg99

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Just wait until someone decides toll roads discriminate against minorities or the poor and they get subsidized to drive free while you pay more.

For the record, I did protest via letters when they proposed making hwy 6 to cstat a new toll road...

They already give free tolls to veterans!

Not all vets, only disabled vets.

Jock 07

2:04p, 10/26/14

I thought it was only active duty, and only on the main beltway where there are actual tollbooths.

redag06

11:14p, 10/26/14

In reply to Jock 07

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I thought it was only active duty, and only on the main beltway where there are actual tollbooths.

active duty & reserves can also get free tolls in the cash lanes if they show their movement orders.

Jock 07

12:22p, 10/27/14

Pretty sure you only have to show your CaC

Guitarsoup

3:07p, 10/27/14

I heard the tolls in Houston are now used to fund GLBT adoption.

CrossBowAg99

3:35p, 10/27/14

And abortions

IrishTxAggie

4:52p, 10/27/14

The only thing temporary about a temporary tax is the word "temporary."

Towns03

2:07p, 10/28/14

In reply to Al Bula

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LOL at anyone who thinks government or some other bureaucratic organization will ever let up on monies they are receiving.

Towns03

2:08p, 10/28/14

how much to they pull in a day? $1.5MM? $2MM?

BoxingAg84

3:52p, 10/29/14

I'd rather keep paying.
It keeps the riff raff off the tollways.
There's already enough congestion as it is.
No need for more.

agnatgas

4:15p, 10/29/14

Toll troll

MemorialTXAg

9:03p, 10/30/14

Tolls. There should be more of them and they should be more expensive.

Zobel

2:36a, 10/31/14

It only keeps the riff raff off if there is a viable alternative. If every road was a toll road, or ever major artery leading to an area was, traffic will be expensive and bad. Then you're just like the NE US.

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