The toll increase will not greatly affect the traffic flow. People need to get to work, those who drive versus take the bus and frequently doing so because either they need their vehicle at work, or taking public transit is not an option (bus schedules & routes). People need to get to work, it will now cost me almost $5 daily to commute over the $1.20 it cost previous.
The unfortunate thing is that as traffic is not reduced, the City & Bridge Commission will continue to look at ways to reduce the traffic, such as building an additional bridge. This would cost money not in the budget, therefore increasing taxes and will occur long enough after the bridge toll hike that they will not reduce the tolls or use that money.
Re: “Open letter of complaint against Fringe's Ken Pinto”
Every year there's a number of heavy complaints against Ken and yet every year he returns. The Fringe fest has so much potential. I hope some of the sponsors see and take notice of this and similar complaints, demanding a change for next year before renewing funding.