I live in a suburb of Seattle and drive. Anything tolled has a utility value to me of zero. I already pay state gas taxes, vehicle licensing fees, etc. If I

I live in a suburb of Seattle and drive. Anything tolled has a utility value to me of zero. I already pay state gas taxes, vehicle licensing fees, etc. If I visit Seattle I really don't want to spend extra money to cross the lake, or drive under the city. In fact, that parking costs money and there aren't good IO interfaces (parking garages) at the edges linked to the mass transit core within only encourages me to avoid the mess and expense. Since I also don't live IN that particular area I don't really get to vote on the issue other than with my unwillingness to pay the fee and thus not use what was once a not-taxed route through the area; before they tore it down and replaced it. There are many, many systemic issues though, and like the PG&E fires, and wild fires generally, this is but one more symptom of a lack for looking at the big picture and planning accordingly. Bigger than any corporation and most voters speaking up a time or two a year can hope to view. If only politics weren't about popularity, but about civic responsibility.