Road pricing in DC will benefit drivers the most (opens in new tab)

On March 10, Mayor Muriel Bowser released a long-suppressed report on how road pricing could work in Washington, DC. There’s a lot to unpack in its 101 pages, but a crucial topline is that drivers in the region, especially those in Virginia and Maryland, stand to benefit most if the District charges them for their trips downtown. The report foregrounds racial, economic, geographic, and health equity in its assessment of the costs and benefits of the District’s current transportation regime co...