tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post6092368920512687809..comments2024-03-22T07:58:59.646-06:00Comments on Pewaukee Economics & Finance : An Increase in Toll RoadsMrs. Straubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14927083996757427841noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-24864273990294492182018-05-29T09:17:48.552-06:002018-05-29T09:17:48.552-06:00My father drives all over the Midwest for business...My father drives all over the Midwest for business and encounters a lot of tolls along his journeys. He says he doesn't mind them, in addition they are a great source of tax revenue. It is important for a country's prosperity to have solid infrastructure. We pay for this through our tax dollars and toll money. If the infrastructure is poor, people won't want to travel as much and it will impact the economy negatively. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-32107707209479508652018-05-24T13:08:31.058-06:002018-05-24T13:08:31.058-06:00While toll roads will bring money in, there are mu...While toll roads will bring money in, there are much better solutions. A change in the state budget removing some money from over funded programs and using them on less funded things like the roads would be a much more effective solution. There also is a negative externality in the slowdown of traffic near the toll booths if they are implimented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-14496032617822546622018-04-15T19:09:59.037-06:002018-04-15T19:09:59.037-06:00Although road tolls would bring in some profit, I ...Although road tolls would bring in some profit, I don't believe the amount would be of any significance. This is because, as other comments have pointed out, besides Milwaukee we don't have very many cities that regularly have high traffic. I do however agree that we need to generate more funds to repair some of our roads as the winter weather takes quite a toll on them. I just don't think that tolls is the best way to generate that money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-53082139710043050202018-04-13T07:31:29.479-06:002018-04-13T07:31:29.479-06:00I don’t like the idea of adding tolls to Wisconsin...I don’t like the idea of adding tolls to Wisconsin roads, but I do think that the road system does need more funding, as many of the roads in Wisconsin aren’t in the greatest of shape. I also don’t think that this would bring in very much money either, as we don’t have many big cities, and we are a little out of the way for anyone to drive through the tolls on a road trip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-63147733698698774692018-04-13T07:27:43.476-06:002018-04-13T07:27:43.476-06:00It is interesting how creating more energy-efficie...It is interesting how creating more energy-efficient cars provides the negative outcome of less money from gas taxes and thus more tollways -- these are the questions we don’t often think about when we hear about or buy new energy-efficient cars. I agree with the statements above in that in Wisconsin we don’t get as much heavy traffic and thus tollways might not be as effective, that is in comparison to the traffic surrounding Chicago. Yet, in states such as Ohio where people are oftentimes travelling down the turnpike to reach other destinations the tolls are probably effective, and therefore there is a possibility for them to be in Wisconsin as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-47306201016414110952018-04-13T06:47:32.666-06:002018-04-13T06:47:32.666-06:00I agree with Payton in that toll roads in Wisconsi...I agree with Payton in that toll roads in Wisconsin might not be as effective as those in Illinois. Excluding Milwaukee and Madison, there are not many large cities that attract consistent high traffic on a daily basis. However, the creation of toll roads is often in response to the negative externality of traffic along a major roadway. The idea is to decrease traffic by encouraging commuters to carpool or use public transportation, which wouldn't be a bad thing in Wisconsin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-6164406502346159592018-04-11T13:42:57.191-06:002018-04-11T13:42:57.191-06:00This is very interesting and well written. While a...This is very interesting and well written. While a large percent of the money from tolls goes towards keeping them operating, the money collected must still be substantial. Tolls in Wisconsin would likely be less effective, unless they are around Milwaukee. Part of the reason tolls are used in Illinois is because Chicago offers a lot of car traffic from people travelling for work or fun. Free roads might be more convenient, but then the roads are of less quality Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-57446167241477369502018-04-11T13:42:50.498-06:002018-04-11T13:42:50.498-06:00While toll roads seem scary, the demand for roads ...While toll roads seem scary, the demand for roads of this quality is appreciated, and they are a major boon for local and state governments due to the *massive* amount of people using the roads. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-31864335408829769372018-04-11T13:42:37.178-06:002018-04-11T13:42:37.178-06:00As with any other large investment, it's impor...As with any other large investment, it's important to look at your ROI before building something this big. However, calculating your ROI would be extremely difficult for something like a toll road. As you stated in the article, many people find the toll roads to be extremely inconvenient, between the price and interrupting a long road trip. Because of this inconvenience, there's a high likelihood that some people would end up avoiding this road completely. I have no research to back this up, but I'm assuming toll roads are expensive to implement, and I wonder how professionals calculate the potential profit from a toll road, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-10476210661420370612018-04-11T13:37:49.139-06:002018-04-11T13:37:49.139-06:00I agree that toll ways should be added, but to be ...I agree that toll ways should be added, but to be truly beneficial they should be only added to certain areas of Wisconsin. Many of the states with current toll way systems are high in tourism, which is what allows them to gain a profit. Placing toll ways in Milwaukee, for example, may help to generate revenue needed for infrastructure; however, toll ways in northern Wisconsin may not be as effective. Furthermore, I do believe that more technology should be developed to avoid traffic slowing around toll ways. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-86334976186708995852018-04-11T13:26:11.231-06:002018-04-11T13:26:11.231-06:00I think that due to there being such a large profi...I think that due to there being such a large profit margin of around 90% being generated from these toll ways, all of it going to fund newer and improved roadways and transportation infrastructure, that this would be in my view a great way at making up for the nationwide deduction of spending in infrastructure. Unless individuals are willing to pay more in taxes to make up for the lack in funding that this sector of our economy is receiving, I think that this might be a great way of getting around this roadblock and will most definitely improve the quality of our roads in the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-63964031853642413392018-04-11T08:51:36.932-06:002018-04-11T08:51:36.932-06:00A profit margin of 92 percent going into fixing ro...A profit margin of 92 percent going into fixing roads is quite decent. The implementation of tollways in Wisconsin would increase demand for labor to man the booths, demand to create transponders that can be captured by cameras at higher speeds and demand for contractors to build them. Infrastructure investment is an important tool to grow the GDP. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-68862472640975750162018-04-11T08:45:10.442-06:002018-04-11T08:45:10.442-06:00I don't want Wisconsin to have toll ways becau...I don't want Wisconsin to have toll ways because as you stated in you post, it slows traffic down. I hate going through them because we either have to slow down to 55 or basically stop. This is a very big inconvenience and although it may help the roads it slows traffic. Also when it is really busy there is a wait to pay and that burns more fuel. Toll ways have too many opportunity cost to them and I don't want them in Wisconsin. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-746324505322049940.post-58687922200993708062018-04-10T08:16:16.751-06:002018-04-10T08:16:16.751-06:00I do not believe that Wisconsin should have toll w...I do not believe that Wisconsin should have toll ways. And if they were to have toll ways they should have a very very low price. The Illinois system has plenty of taxes on their highway systems but the constant money does not improve the slow traffic and the safety of city buses/trains. I agree with Scott Walker that if we were to get tolls that we should have taxes cut in another way to make up for the added expense. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com