Commuter rail’s future off the tracks in Jacksonville

[tufsu1]

Toll lanes are the future for almost every highway in Florida...the majprity of I-75, I-95, and I-4 will be just 6 lanes...with any additional lanes being tolled and/or HOV (like the new lanes on I-95 in Miami)...this is the design concept that FDOT has been working with for years.

But once again, it is very unlikely that the toll revenue would go to transit....it will be used as a way of controlling sprawl and congestion as well as for maintaning the roads.

[brainstormer]

So you might be right, but it sounds counterproductive.  How does building a toll lane or HOV help control sprawl and congestion?  If I live in St. John's and drive an hour to work in Duval, a lane I pay 75cents for to make my drive to work quicker is not controlling sprawl and does nothing for relieving congestion.  In fact I think it might actually promote it.  And what is the difference in a gas tax funding mass transit vs. a toll.  Both come from cars and trucks. 
The cost of building the infrastructure to charge a toll also has to be considered.  So maybe we should go with your original idea.  Forget the tolls on the roads and just put all of the gas taxes into mass transit.  I kind of like this plan