https://www.planetizen.com/blogs/126598-want-less-traffic-and-more-parking-start-charging-it

#HousePeopleNotCars: Charging for parking is the right thing to do. For instance, charging for on-street parking could reduce traffic congestion. A great example is San Francisco's SFpark program. The program varies the cost of on-street parking in commercial areas to maintain an occupancy between 60 and 80 percent at any given time. This helps solve the common issue of unevenly distributed parking. In a study of the same program by Adam Millard-Ball, et al., it was found that after two years of the program, cruising was reduced by 50 percent. 
#PriceParking #PricePollution

#PricePollution: Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution — a complex mixture of exhaust from tailpipes, brake and tire wear, and road dust — has been linked to increased rates of cardiovascular disease, asthma, lung cancer and death.  
significantly increased passengers’ blood pressure, both while in the car and up to 24 hours later. 
#RemoveRoads #RedLining #ApartheidRoads #DirtyAir

https://www.washington.edu/news/2023/11/27/breathing-highway-air-increases-blood-pressure-uw-research-finds/

https://impakter.com/climate-and-energy-shifting-the-trillions-fossil-fuels-but-in-the-right-direction/

the current structures of the Multilateral #Development #Banks are ill-equipped to address the #climatecrisis or effectively manage numerous successive #crises in the short term
#stopsubsidizepolluters #pricepollution #carbonFee #guaranteedbasicincome

https://omny.fm/shows/zero/how-canada-figured-out-a-carbon-tax/embed

#keepitintheground #pricepollution #guaranteedbasicincome

#PricePollution: Wear and tear on #tires and #brakes produce more #particlepollution, by mass, than #car #exhaustsystems... fine #particles (known as PM 2.5, with diameters up to 2.5 microns) and #ultrafine particles (known as PM 0.1, with diameters of 100 nanometers), which can enter through our #bloodstream and harm our #organs.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/07/09/tire-brake-tailpipes-emissions-pollution-cars/

#PollutersPay
#CarFreeCityCentersPlease
#WalkableCites

https://grist.org/equity/race-must-be-factor-decrease-air-pollution/

“#Income is not a good #proxy, alone, for #race,” said Polonik.
 
Additionally, researchers found that #pollution from #powerplants and #transportation are particularly important in perpetuating #airquality #inequity. When these types of pollution are targeted, it can reduce imbalances. 

#pricepollution
#pricedriving
#PriceParking
#congestionpricing
#CarFreeCityCentersPlease

https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/bridge-toll-hike-18166429.php

#CongestionPricing: To help BART and other #BayArea #transit agencies avoid cutting rail and #busservice, a group of #progressive state lawmakers is proposing raising tolls on seven state-owned bridges in the region.
#pricepollution
#pricedriving
#PriceParking