According to worldchanging, the dutch are implementing a GPS based road usage system which charges people based on miles driven, congestion and the fuel efficiency of their car.
I've thought of a similar system many times before, including the revenue neutral part, as a way to get people to accurately estimate the social cost of their individual actions.
This is so wonderful! It's also a great way to assess the economic impact of building roads - now you can collect data on road usage and utilization, and factor that in to your planning.
I could imagine combining this information with maps to yield highly precise and objective measures of congestion and areas for focus in transportation solutions.
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