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Originally Posted by Realtor 1
Those who work within their communities outside of Calgary should be exempt. Someone already mentioned that their trip to Calgary is to spend money - almost on a vacation basis.
Those from outside communities who work in Calgary should be paying this toll.
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That's not how tolls work. If the intent is to improve congestion, then every road user needs to pay their way to use the road they are helping to congest.
Tolls on these roads wouldn't stop someone from Cochrane to go to Market Mall. Eventually they wouldn't even care about paying an extra amount, or they would take alternate routes.
Traffic on the Pattullo Bridge has increased significantly from people trying to avoid the tolls on the Port Mann Bridge, but over time that will level off as people stop caring as much about it.