Will the coming Pennsylvania (PA) Turnpike increases affect commuting habits of Pittsburgh residents?”
In my opinion, the coming PA Turnpike increases will in many ways reduce the number of drivers on the road, and may also get others to carpool to work, use public transportation, and seek alternate driving routes to reach their destination. It seems to me that the board members should explore other options in terms of increasing the PA Turnpike’s revenue stream, such as floating bonds, requesting more money from the legislature, cutting back on future infrastructure projects, and deploying more automated toll collection devices. Sources: It is my opinion.
America has become a swipe-and-go society, where people can spend all day without forking over a dime or dollar bill. “I’ve done it this way since I got my debit card about six years ago,” said Lisa Loneiro, 40, as she swiped her card at a GetGo gasoline pump in Robinson. “I never have cash on me anymore. And I used to carry, like $200 on me all the time,” the Crafton resident said. She then hung up the fuel nozzle and drove over to the Giant Eagle — where she’d buy groceries with a swipe of her card at the self-serve checkout. How fast are noncash payments proliferating? In 2003, there were more transactions with credit and debit cards than with cash or personal checks for the first time in history, according to an American Bankers Association study by Dove Consulting, Boston. “Fifteen years ago, you had to look at the stickers on the merchant or restaurant door to see if they took your credit card,” said Dan Littman, a product manager for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. “Now,
