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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It's sort of the opposite of the OTHER famously misguided transit advocacy: arguing that we should invest in transit because it will "reduce congestion," which is very rarely the case!
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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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you're dancing around the fact that they are all regressive taxes, the only equitable and rational thing to do is force car companies to pay for the roads
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Everything which costs the same amount for anyone using it (eg, buying bananas at the grocery store) is a regressive tax; regressive taxes are basically ok
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