I recently attended a transit planning meeting in Austin where they discussed the idea of combining demand driven tolls that provide free access to express buses.

I think this approach provides an excellent alternative to trains (which Austinites keep voting down) because:

- It addresses the issue where buses are slowed down by other traffic.

- It has the potential to convince people to take buses when total travel time is faster than driving and the cost of the toll is too great to use routinely.

- It has a low financial impact on tax payers, making it more likely to be approved.