Cannot emphasize enough the error in this logic: RAISING THE COST OF ROADS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THERE IS ANY TRANSIT FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE INSTEAD, NOR DOES IT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OR RELIABILITY OF TRANSIT THAT MAY EXIST. https://twitter.com/rickyofmontay/status/978639045491339264 …
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Congestion pricing on roads will work out one of three ways: - roads stay congested because everyone can pay - roads stay congested because user base shifts to richer (but just as numerous) crowd - road congestion drops because people can no longer afford to travel
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Of those three options, the first is the best (new revenue stream for road upkeep and new construction, w/o shutting down people's ability to travel)...but you don't need a dynamic price for this, tolls accomplish the same thing
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Help me understand, are you saying that investing in transit DOES increase ridership, but DOESN'T reduce car congestion?
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Yes it increases total travel made, gives people a way to opt out of driving but new driving trips get made too, demand for travel is not zero-sum
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Increasing # of possible trips ppl can make, and providing good variety and choice among them, is the aim of transit
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