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> the system’s per capita boardings were down 4 percent, while vehicle miles traveled went up a whopping 12 percent. One way to solve this problem is to add si

> the system’s per capita boardings were down 4 percent, while vehicle miles traveled went up a whopping 12 percent. One way to solve this problem is to add significant tolls along major congested routes that drivers of vehicles have to pay. Naturally this would incentivize people to take the public transit to avoid the added toll tax, and cause traffic to decrease. EDIT: I see people are downvoting my suggestion. As usual everyone is for more taxes until it affects them personally of course.

chadgeidel 9y ago
Even reducing the number of free parking spots would help. IMHO free parking isn't actually free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akm7ik-H_7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akm7ik-H_7U. The company I work for is building a large new parking structure in my office because people have complained about parking for so long. Do they offer transit options? No. It seems shortsighted. EDIT: I see you are being downvoted. I assume that's because of your "charge tolls" recommendation. Most folks I talk to think they "pay their fare share" with taxes and roads. They are surprised that road and gas taxes only pay for about half: https://uspirg.org/reports/usp/who-pays-roads https://uspirg.org/reports/usp/who-pays-roads