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Originally Posted by Jebby
If we ended subsidies for driving I could see private rail operators being viable again. Sadly that won't happen any time soon.
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You mean for roads? Japan has a WAY more extensive expressway than BC has... even per capita. They do have toll roads, mind you.
Pay parking is everywhere. Tolls are a visible reminder of the costs of driving. Building it into the price of gas is something, but direct tolling is usually pretty effective. Also, it's typical for a Japanese employer to pay for transit to get to work. If that became standard here, you'd find people weighing the cost of effectively "FREE" transit vs. paying their own way more carefully.
Some employers partially subsidize transit here, but in Japan... it's pretty much the norm.