• Naich@piefed.world
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      3 days ago

      I don’t know about anywhere else, but in the UK, most roads are paid for from general taxation.

      • Danquebec@sh.itjust.works
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        Which is a subsidy.

        It’s also why we say that cars are heavily subsidized: road maintenance, parking spaces, large bridges… all costs that would be significantly down if urban areas were organized around public transit and active transit.

        Car infrastructure is a cost paid by all for the benefit of only a part of society.

    • the_q@piefed.social
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      They’re awful for the environment and are facilitated by our car-centric society.