Sarah Peper 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦Feb 20, 2023

Public transport isn't supposed to make money. It's not even supposed to break even. It's supposed to lose money and to be financed and extended from general taxes because it gives back way more than mere money.

And all the politicians know this because they keep building and maintaining streets for free

Show threadPaul van den BergenFeb 21, 2023
@jay_peper Imagine the furor if businesses who use the roads had to pay to use them...
Show threadJersey GryphonFeb 21, 2023
@bulwynkl @jay_peper You should also have to get your mileage read every year and pay a fee based on road damage caused.
Show threadPaul van den BergenFeb 22, 2023
@jerseygryphon @jay_peper GPS tracked and assigned to each responsible municipality.. it's only fair...
Show threadJersey GryphonFeb 22, 2023
@bulwynkl @jay_peper GPS tracking might be a little bit far. How about your money gets allocated to the county where the vehicle is registered? Also, as damage is approximately proportional to the fourth power of the axle load, that should be figured in, with a zero bill if it’s less than $100 because who can be bothered to collect that.
Show threadTed Dunning

That just incentivizes bedroom communities that are tiny and only have low speed roads. The commuters from those suburbs would do their damage elsewhere.

Variants on this is what caused city centers to crash in the 60's and 70's.

@jerseygryphon @bulwynkl @jay_peper

May 23, 2023 at 4:42pmWeb