Overview
Metro has a plan to make it easier to get around, which is why Metro’s Traffic Reduction Study (TRS) is exploring how congestion pricing could reduce traffic. It would be aimed at successfully reducing congestion, enhancing economic opportunity, reducing air and climate pollution, making our roads safer and transit faster, and reinvesting in our communities.
The approach consists of:
- Managing travel demand through congestion pricing
- Providing more high-quality transportation options
- Offering low-income assistance programs
To learn more about congestion pricing, check out our overview video on this concept, “A New Approach to Reducing Traffic” (versión en español).
Status
A second round of technical modeling is underway of three potential pilot concepts:
- Santa Monica Mountains – Pricing on the I-405, US-101 and I-5, and multiple canyon arterial roads between the I-405 and US-101.
- DTLA – Pricing on surface streets within the DTLA freeway ring, and on freeways passing through DTLA.
- I-10 – Pricing on I-10 between DTLA and the western terminus of the freeway in Santa Monica.
Throughout 2023, Metro engaged stakeholders and communities to inform them about the study. These conversations helped identify the types of transportation investments, low-income assistance programs, and other strategies that would be needed for a pilot program. Engagement focused on connecting with a variety of stakeholders, hard-to-reach groups, low-income populations to inform a program that would advance equity.
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Contact Us
Email: trafficreduction@metro.net
Project Information Line: 213.922.4055