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• Forbes: Best and Worst Cities for Commuters -- April 25, 2008
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• Victoria Transport Policy Institute: London Congestion Pricing

Sources

• Congestion Pricing - A Primer. U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08039/cp_prim1_00.htm
• Congestion Pricing Is Most Effective When Fairness Concerns Addressed Early, New Study Finds. Environmental Defense Fund. June 2, 2009.http://www.edf.org/pressrelease.cfm?contentID=9881
• Daily Policy Digest: Congestion Pricing. National Center for Policy Analysis. June 18, 2009.http://www.ncpa.org/sub/dpd/index.php?Article_ID=18105