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'Going home just might not be an option soon,' student says about proposed N.B. highway tolls
People on both sides of the Northumberland Strait are raising concerns about New Brunswick's plans for a toll highway near the Nova Scotia border. They say it's just another expense, but the government says it will help maintain critical infrastructure. CBC’s Wayne Thibodeau explains.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7140737?cmp=rss

CBC Nova Scotia 5d ago

Amherst mayor responds to proposed tolls at N.S., N.B. border
In an interview with the CBC's Tom Murphy, Mayor Rob Small explained how people in his community are reacting to New Brunswick's plan and what impact it would have on his town.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7135127?cmp=rss

CBC Nova Scotia 6d ago

Frequent border crossers upset by N.B. toll proposal
In an effort to find new sources of revenue, New Brunswick plans to add tolls for non-New Brunswick vehicles passing through Aulac by 2028. But people living just across the Nova Scotia border are not happy.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7133757?cmp=rss

CBC Windsor Jan 6

Fees to cross Detroit-Windsor Tunnel tolls increase on U.S. side
Drivers crossing from Detroit into Windsor will now pay more as the U.S.-owned side of the tunnel increases tolls amid broader border crossing fee hikes.
#tolls #fees #border #Detroit #Windsor
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/detroit-windsor-tolls-9.7034864?cmp=rss

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rexi Dec 5

@Karstan

I burned through some shoe-leather to get her elected. Literally.

Her solution to every problem seems to be to find a new #regressivetax; the transportation bill is a corporate giveaway; actual road damaging users will pay *less* and not more, instead we get #fees and #tolls on those who can least afford them.

Tax truck tires by the pound. Basta.

#pdx #orpol

News Beep Nov 14

Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell calls for temporary toll reduction on Takitimu Drive

Uffindell said his community appreciated the long-term benefits these improvements would deliver. There was “…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #calls #citys #disrupted #drive #electorate #for #have #journeys #major #motorists #mp #NewZealand #NZ #on #ongoing #reduced #reduction #road #roadworks #sam #says #several #should #takitimu #tauranga #temporary #toll #tolls #uffindell #where #years
https://www.newsbeep.com/248960/

Nonilex Nov 10

POS just doesn’t cover this #rich #white #male #privilege

#Felon #Freed by #Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months

A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a #nanny, swinging an IV pole at a #nurse, threatening a congregant at his #synagogue, & dodging #tolls in his Lamborghini & Ferrari.

#law #SexualAssault #RapeCulture #ViolenceAgainstWomen #FelonsOfAFeather #pardons #criminal #felon47
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/nyregion/jonathan-braun-resentencing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Jonathan Braun, Felon Freed by Trump, to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn

A Brooklyn federal judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in luxury cars.

The New York Times

News Beep Oct 31

Illinois Democrats push through public transit overhaul plan

SPRINGFIELD — With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #fiscalcliff #Headlines #Illinois #IllinoisGeneralAssembly #publictransit #tolls #tollway #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/220401/

Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦Oct 21

“When it first became obvious, within weeks of the #tolls being removed, that traffic on #Highway407East had become much worse, #Ford mused not about reintroducing them but adding more lanes.” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Scott Stinson: Take it from me...

Scott Stinson: Take it from me, a suburban GTA driver: Doug Ford’s toll-free Highway 407 is just not working

Ford's own policies have made traffic worse — so naturally, the premier is doubling down.

Toronto Star

blue at KillBait Oct 16

Campaigners seek to overturn Skye Bridge toll convictions 30 years later

The Skye Bridge, which opened on 16 October 1995, initially charged motorists £4.70 for a one-way crossing, soon increasing to £5.70, making it one of the most expensive bridges in Europe at the time. The tolls, imposed under a private finance initiative, led to widespread protests by local islander... [More info]