A solution would be to require employers to pay for commute times and/or the additional cost of living close to work. If a company has to pay me an additional 2

A solution would be to require employers to pay for commute times and/or the additional cost of living close to work. If a company has to pay me an additional 2 hours because they require workers to come into their offices in a high traffic car dependent city like Los Angeles then they will have to pay for that privilege. They already do this to some extent with higher wages. But making it an actual line item on the budget would focus minds a great deal better.