Johnson County 'Lexus Lanes' Coming Soon?!?

Kansas urban planners devise class discrimination for local streets and a pricing plan that puts po'folk even further behind in the social order.

A peek at the dystopian scheme . . .

So if you're late to pick up the kids from daycare and the two regular lanes are crowded during rush hour, just hop over to a third new lane -- the express lane. You'll be electronically charged approximately $1.75 to use that open lane.

The same rule applies when demand is low, but then the cost would drop to about 60 cents.

It's very much a user fee, but when not every user has the same means, some ask: Is it fair?

Of course not. It's not even practical or efficent. But nothing about American life amid the pandemic meets that very low bar.

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'Lexus Lanes': How drivers could pay for express tolls on crowded 69 Highway in Overland Park

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Would you pay to avoid heavy metro traffic on your commute? The 69 Highway expansion project is looking at how best to improve one of Kansas' busiest highways between 103rd and 179th streets. But some say these "Lexus Lanes" will be good for the "haves" and not so good for the "have nots."