"One example of what they have done is what they call a Congestion Management Program where everybody driving into central city pays a congestion fee and the idea there is to discourage people from driving, but take public transportation instead."
VOA: standard.2010.07.26
He also said the Department of Transportation will propose doubling the "bump fee" that airlines must pay travelers who buy tickets, then get bumped from a flight.
The Department of Transportation will also propose doubling the bump fee that airlines must pay to travelers who buy tickets but lose their seat due to overbooking.
This bill should maintain - or preferably increase - current levels of funding, provide strong federal leadership for national transportation priorities, protect current assets and expand system capacity, retain the user fee principle for federal highway and transit financing, and expedite the process of transportation project review and approval.