> The original argument was whether
> congestion pricing has any effect on behavior.
Maybe that's what you think you've been responding to, but I've never denied that you can change a person's behavior by charging them. My point has always been: it's a lousy way to acomplish your goal ...
http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/lbo/Week-of-Mon-20080407/006458.html
... and I've given lots of alternatives:
http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/lbo/Week-of-Mon-20080407/006513.html
Which you no doubt have read by now and agree with.
And people like Dwayne have summarized nicely:
http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/lbo/Week-of-Mon-20080407/006376.html
The counter point (from Doug) was: It's working in London! Well, not so much.
> None of this speaks to the proposition that most
> people do respond to price signals and therefore they
> will likely respond to congestion price signals. This
> proposition has not been refuted in this debate.
Well done. Ok, can we move on?
/jordan
ps: FWIW, I responded directly to your point yesterday: http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/lbo/Week-of-Mon-20080407/006352.html