> Increase the cost of vehicle registration or gas taxes to encourage workers to prefer jobs closer to their home. Your suggestion would have the opposite effe

> Increase the cost of vehicle registration or gas taxes to encourage workers to prefer jobs closer to their home. Your suggestion would have the opposite effect -- if you increase the cost of commuting, people will commute further to find cheaper housing to make up for the cash you just took away from them. If a person can't afford to live near their job already, taking more money from them (by taxing their commute) just makes all housing less affordable to them. (There should probably be a "Paradox" label for this. It's a commonly cited argument that sounds plausible, but isn't)