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> Isn't this all the point though? People live further out and travel more because it's cheaper. The goal is to change behaviour by making more polluting choice
by shard972 8y ago
> Isn't this all the point though? People live further out and travel more because it's cheaper. The goal is to change behaviour by making more polluting choices less cheap.
The problem I have is that those incentives are driving people to kill themselves as they cannot afford to live anymore. I guess that's what the government wants though, less pollution.
Can't pollute if your dead.
- changchuming 8y agoThis is massively cynical but I do see your point. I think a more viable solution is probably for the government to build low cost high rise public housing (NOT targeted at the homeless) near major cities, to reduce transportation word.
- AstralStorm 8y agoHousing is energetically expensive to build... the balance sheet is not favorable for the energy investment. Better yet to build electric vehicle infrastructure (trains, trams, charging stations - cheap compared to housing) which could also be used by some business, tax non-train freight. Replace buses with electric ones. Farming cannot be done in the middle of the city and you probably do not want factories there either... Your move would likely kill the remaining parts of this business if successful.
- IanCal 8y ago> The problem I have is that those incentives are driving people to kill themselves as they cannot afford to live anymore. Which is why I added the other paragraph.