I won't speak for Tandoori Girl, but here in Naples there is a general consensus. Everyone seems to agree that the day after they moved to Florida, a law should have been passed not allowing anyone else to ever do so!

rb, several years ago the city fathers tried to charge $20 for a toll pass (for this very same bridge we're discussing) and $30 for non-residents (aka tourists). Public outcry changed that very quickly, but I do believe it's legal. Dontcha love a democracy?

And, TG, everybody wants to come to Florida, and THEN shut the door. Heck, what if they shut the door before you moved here? Or before I moved here? Then what would all those Fodorites do without our sage advice????

No, not a native. I was born in LA, spent my childhood in NM, moved to FL when I was 11. That was 42 yrs. ago. I don't work in a service or travel-related industry but I do own beach rental property.

Joan, I know. It's easy to shut the door when you're on the inside. But this is no new thing. I've been very actively involved in many environmental efforts by both the public and the government over the years. This is a very delicate thing to manage all this growth and not destroy the very reason people come here. And right now the number of wetlands we lose daily in FL is escalating, tnx. to JB.

Fodors w/o Joan?!? Who else would agree with me

well, here in MA, they used to offer a "discount" to FastLane users on the Mass Pike. Of course this discount didn't apply to people using the NY-NJ EZPass which is compatible (and used by many MA residents, since NY didn't charge for it, and MA charged a fee for the fast lane). So this sort of works out as an extra toll on tourists and non-commuters. I think this kind of thing is what Tandoori Girl is suggesting.

Prince Edward Island also charges you to leave, rather than to get there. You don't have to pay for the ferry or the bridge on the way in, you only pay on the way out. I just thought the Canadians had it backwards