Fairfield County residents, business leaders, and advocates gathered on May 14th in Norwalk to comment on the Connecticut Transportation Strategy Board's exploration of road pricing alternatives in Connecticut. The hearing followed the release of a study by Cambridge Systematics evaluating options such as border tolls, truck-only tolls, and congestion pricing. Amanda Kennedy, Associate Planner at RPA's Connecticut office, spoke in support of congestion pricing that would vary by time of day and road conditions, and an eventual transition to system-wide VMT pricing as a means to reduce congestion and fund the expansion of transit alternatives in congested corridors.

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