The Seattle Department of Transportation is currently conducting a study to determine how best to implement congestion pricing equitably. The article mentions other cities as cases and scholars' suggestion to discuss how to make congestion pricing more equitable.

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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkin expressed support for congestion pricing in Seattle's inner city, exclaiming that in can have a positive effect on GHG emissions.

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With all the people commuting into the inner city each day, 48% of commuters take public transit.

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Concerns for a congestion toll arise with the talk of low-income workers. It is important to the City to not let a fee negatively impact those workers.

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