Road design, transportation and walkability

[ijmorlan]

Supply and demand works on roads just as it does for any other good.

In particular, the quantity demanded of a good offered for free will sometimes be shockingly high compared to the quantity demanded when there is a charge for it.

Obviously, the quantity of roads demanded at a price that pays for the roads is way lower than the quantity demanded at a $0 price, which is the current regime in Ontario with the exception of the 407 and a few ferries (OK, $0 plus the insignificant gas tax if you want to count the gas tax as a toll, which is questionable but at least a colourable argument).
This is what is so excessively insane about our parking minima, to slightly change topic for a moment: we require enough parking to be built that not only is parking affordable, but it’s actually free in most suburban locations, even at busy times.