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Originally Posted by logicbomb
1) Luxury car tax + increase insurance for more expensive cars. People will still buy high end Audi's and BMW's
2) Stop insuring high-end luxury cars
3) Force all municipalities to begin charging the hell out of parking. Force North Vancouver to add a $10 fee for all-day parking at Lynn Canyon, Capilano and Deep Cove.
4) Distance-based per-km road pricing
5) If we use a GPS-linked system- then really increase the per-km in downtown Vancouver.
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These are some very good ideas. If Metro V were open and congestion free, we wouldn't be having these conversations. Places like Edmonton don't have congestion issues like we do because there are no natural barriers. Very poor planning over the years has led us to this mess we are in. Vancouver proper is pretty much anti-car.
The #1 should be 10 lanes right after the C tunnel all the way to Abb. If this is the corridor most travelled, then build it right and make people pay to use the privilege. The best toll roads in the world charge you at certain check points. You only pay for how far you drive.