⚠️Die gute Nachricht

#AUTO S IN #MANHATTEN ZAHLEN

aus REPUBLIK
"Nachrichten­überblick der Woche" (gekürzt)

#Roadpricing für Manhattan: New York will Manhattan vom Verkehr entlasten. (...) kostet die Einfahrt(...) neun Dollar für Personen­wagen. (...) Vergünstigungen gibt es zudem für Menschen mit geringem Einkommen, während Menschen mit Behinderungen (...) gar nichts bezahlen müssen. Die Stadt (...) mit Milliarden­einnahmen, die vor allem für den öffentlichen Verkehr ausgegeben werden sollen.

Optimal Urban #Transportation Policy: Evidence from Chicago
https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insight/research-summary/optimal-urban-transportation-policy-evidence-from-chicago/

"…welfare would be increased by charging almost nothing for #publicTransit, increasing the frequency of trains, and lowering the frequency of buses. #RoadPricing reduces environmental externalities, but only benefits travelers if the revenues are used for transit subsidies and rebates."

Notice there's a bit of buzz about #RoadPricing going round. I've been mildly in favour for years but now wondering if it would be possible to find a mechanism other than money to use to ration road time. I want to reduce motor traffic but I don't want to do that by just removing poorer people from the roads.

Overall preferable to make the alternatives to driving so overwhelmingly great it's a no-brainer but having recently hired a car I can see why people like them.