---
"title": "DC Area Drivers Don’t Want Downtown Toll"
"description": "Poll: DC-Area Residents Opposed To Toll"
"date": "2019-05-17"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Harold Fisher"
"url": "https://whur.com/news/dc-area-drivers-dont-want-downtown-toll/"
"categories":
  - "NEWS"
"tags":
  - "Congestion"
  - "DC Downtown Toll Poll"
  - "Traffic"
---

# DC Area Drivers Don’t Want Downtown Toll

![](http://whur.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/rooftop_in_washington_dc_at_night_by_natexgloves-d4opb9t-840x558.jpg) (Washington, DC) — A new poll shows DC-area residents are against paying a toll to drive into downtown Washington. A recent Washington Post-Schar School poll found 63-percent of residents are against charging drivers a toll to enter the District during high-traffic times, in an effort to bring some relief to congested roads. Just 34-percent said they support the idea. City leaders are considering the option to address downtown’s traffic problem. New York last month became the first city to approve charging drivers a premium to drive into congested areas.