Sooo? Thoughts?

[Thor]

http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/05/17...too-a-step-far

[ToXicXxX]

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The $#&%?

[Lance]

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So the idea is we can be tracked and tolled for driving (monitored where we go in the city). How would this work for visitors? People who commute into the city for work? Not going to happen, too many "what if" situations and a clear breach of privacy.

[Canadian Turbo]

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This is pretty ridiculous and really does seem to be motivated by greed; what are the costs for driving going to be and where is that money going to be spent, are a couple of questions that instantly pop up, not to mention that you will all be paying to set up the system too. Calgary is already becoming a stupidly expensive city to live in (honestly London is cheaper in a lot of categories) but I really do not get what the point is, are they short on money for infrastructure or is it really just a combination of getting the big brother system rolling and raking in a few extra millions to make the job of Councillors easy?

Generally toll roads provide an advantage such as a faster route, higher speed limit or better road, to provide value for the toll, this is basically an attempt to toll every road with no benefit to the user. This would also place a massive burden on the transit system, as for many taking transit now will be a lot cheaper than the cost of a car, insurance, registration, fuel and now tolls but somehow I am not sure they have considered that and would not be prepared for such a shift.

[Thor]

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I agree that it is backed by greed and money grabby ness. Plus toll roads for certain areas would not be that bad of an idea as the roads would not be anywhere close to the **** we daily drive on now. But at the same time Money money money,

[kujiwara]

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So they want to charge us to drive on their crap quality roads? Good try calgary.

[Drewlikecrazy]

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i'll believe it when I see it lol. seems like way too much work to enforce

[bydesign]

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The sun is such a trash rag, I can't even make it through the editorials.

[Thor]

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I agree it is crap, I rarely read the newspaper but this article caught my eye

[GingerBeef]

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Sooo..... they want to charge us for how much we drive?

[R-Audi]

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Id be fine with toll roads that simply charged the outliers (Bragg Creek, Springbank, Airdrie, Chestermere) for their commute into the city.

[RSS]

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If you have been to Houston you would say no to any toll roads as its an evil drug for the gov't that they can't quit.

[100%VAGitarian]

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Id be fine with toll roads that simply charged the outliers (Bragg Creek, Springbank, Airdrie, Chestermere) for their commute into the city.

i totally agree with this. growing tired of airdrie commuters, as well as airdrie residents who use calgary's services and don't pay for anything. that's fine that you want to live in a small town, but you can't expect to get a free ride in a city that's being taxed so outrageously. also, you have no right to ***** about our roads, if you don't pay for them, yet contribute to the problems calgarians are experiencing.

this would never fly. people will just find a way around it. someone already mentioned to extra burden to transit. i'm sure many licence plates would be stolen, to avoid paying yourself. using an unregistered plate is only $172. just like talking on the phone, you would have to be caught first. and there's not enough cops to handle it. the city can't fix their own problem they created by taxing those who have been pushed further away by the city's own design. they have no idea how to manage traffic, just control it. maybe they think there will be less cars on the road? less maintenance, easier to control? i do however think that there should be a fee to ride/park your bike into the downtown core. bikes want lanes, make them pay with a licencing system. oh and Mac Logan needs to be fired.

[VwSweetHeart]

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i do however think that there should be a fee to ride/park your bike into the downtown core. bikes want lanes, make them pay with a licencing system.

Best Idea yet!!! I fully 100% agree with this!!

[P Arkus]

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Mac Logan needs to be fired.

I agree with everything you said Dan, but I just wanted to emphasize this!