Some people believe that the best way to reduce traffic congestion in cities is to increase the cost of driving, for example through higher fuel taxes and congestion charges. Others think this unfairly punishes ordinary citizens and that public transport should be improved instead.

Some argue that the most effective way to reduce the number of vehicles on city roads is to introduce toll roads and raise fuel prices. Others, however, believe that it is the government’s responsibility to provide better public transport. I side with the latter view, because authorities owe their citizens affordable and convenient infrastructure in […]