Yes, the desire to say 'diva' might ping you in your side, but Congestion Pricing (CP) is the new hip trend in land use planning. Opposition claims that its double taxation for drivers. Those against the CP plan for Doyle Dr (the road up to the Golden Gate Bridge) claimed that this charge to be a "Marin Commuter' tax; I say: if the shoe fits. In fact, this is not double taxation. Why, you ask? Drivers actually do not pay anywhere near the real cost for driving.
Gas: subsidized
Infrastructure: subsidized
Not to mention the hidden costs like: time lost in traffic and the environment. Cars do not pay anywhere near the costs that they impose on others. CP would begin to fix that. First off, a CP program generates HELLA money. London's program alone accumulated over $250 million of net revenue last year, this money all being put back into public transit.
Ultimatley, I'm sick of the government catering to this auto-oriented culture. This culture that has ended up being the biggest economic, environmental, political, and cultural disaster of this nation's history. What's left?
Congestion Pricing its whats for dinner.
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