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That only works with flexible workplaces. If you make the congestion tax really high but most workplaces don't give people flexibility with work schedules, all

That only works with flexible workplaces. If you make the congestion tax really high but most workplaces don't give people flexibility with work schedules, all you're doing is forcing people to take longer, roundabout commutes. In the DC Metro region we have congestion-based tolls and it seems like it has shifted commuting times a bit, but it also causes a lot more congestion on the secondary traffic arteries. Thankfully I think the pandemics has sort of disrupted employer ideas about flexibility. It's clear more workplaces are offering remote work and flexible schedules and I think that change will last.

lotsofpulp 6y ago
> If you make the congestion tax really high but most workplaces don't give people flexibility with work schedules, all you're doing is forcing people to take longer, roundabout commutes. Then the tax is not high enough. There exists a number where people will say this job isn’t worth it. And you can even toll all roads since license plate scanners are relatively cheap. Right now, the unpaid externalized costs of everyone driving to work at peak times is diffused across so many people’s inconvenience and time sitting in congestion. Not to mention the environmental costs of making a road 8 lanes wide for 4 hours of traffic out of the whole day.