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Excerpt from article on oped page of Yorkshire Post, York UK

"Congestion has now spread out from the larger cities to small towns and sections of rural motorway (in Yorkshire). The Government has failed to respond adequately to consumer demand and the resulting delays are becoming increasingly costly.

"It's no wonder that motorists feel ripped off. They pay large amounts in tax but get a poor standard of service in return.
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Massachusetts officials are looking at a variety of measures to generate more funds for transport, local reports say. The Boston Globe reports the chairman of the legislature's joint transportation committee Senator Steven Baddour (Dem) as saying that "everything needs to be on the table".
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The Florida state house has passed HB7033, a bill allowing the state transport department (FDOT) to "lease toll facilities to private entities." The bill passed the full house 74 to 40 on March 22. Intent of the legislature is "to strengthen the state's transportation system by providing the department with innovative financing techniques, including, but not limited to, public private partnerships, toll facility leases, and user fees."  read more »