Return fare: DRPA hears 2nd round of protest

For more coverage, including more videos, graphics, photo galleries and past stories, go to www.courierpostonline.com/drpatoll By EILEEN STILWELL • Courier-Post Staff • July 24, 2008 A second wave of angry commuters protested to Delaware River Port Authority officials Wednesday for proposing to raise bridge tolls by $1 and PATCO Hi-Speedline fares by 10 percent in mid-September. About 90 people attended the second and last public hearing held at DRPA's passenger cruise terminal in the Philadelphia Navy Yard. About 60 people attended a hearing the night before at Rutgers-Camden. The objections were nearly identical. Most criticized the bistate authority for spending toll money on economic development projects, like the Kimmel Center, sports stadiums and the Camden aquarium, and demanded that future toll money be reserved... [read full story]