[rmtech]

> Agreed, but the average Joe with fight you tooth and nail.

charging for road use is the only way to decrease congestion. Neither building roads nor closing them will reduce congestion.

Traffic congestion follows a pareto principle. The marginal congestion impact of the last 10-20% of cars is very high, so if you can charge a small amount to remove 10-20% of the cars, you get a big decrease in congestion.

You can even give the money raised back to people as a dividend.