Are express lanes fair and agreeable to all income levels?
Express Lanes around the country have proven very popular with solo drivers, transit users and carpoolers from all income levels and walks of life because they provide people with a choice for reliable travel if they want or need it. Here in California, over a decade of data is available from Orange and San Diego Counties. The data indicates that the vast majority of drivers – high and low income – use express lanes as a form of “congestion insurance” – whether it is a businessperson late for a meeting or a parent racing to pick up a child at day care.
