9 Cities Mull Rush Hour Driving Fees

Nine cities -- including San Diego, Miami, and Dallas -- are, like New York, considering "congestion pricing" fees that would require most drivers to pay extra for the privilege of using roads during rush hour. The U.S. Department of Transportation has a pot of money it wants to spend to help. Such plans, already proven a success in Europe, can reduce traffic and its attendant pollution. But with most Americans commuting to work alone by car, they face tough political fights in the United States, according to a story in the June 14 Christian Science Monitor.