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Fact 16.2.1 Global Solutions for Local Gridlock
Gridlock costs Toronto $6 billion a year, with average commutes of 80 minutes. By 2013, an additional 27 minutes will be added to the daily grind. Civic leaders are looking at road tolls, a regional gas tax, and parking levies.
Source: Toronto Star, June 24, 2011

Figure 16.2.1
-Refer to Figure 16.2.1. Toll roads, a regional gas tax, and parking levies ________ make Toronto streets less congested because ________.
A)will not; drivers will switch to using public transport only if TTC prices fall
B)will not; additional charges on Toronto's motorists will not change driving habits
C)will; motorists will consider the external benefit from driving in Toronto
D)will; motorists will consider the external cost of driving in Toronto
E)will not; construction on Toronto's streets always results in congestion

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Fact 16.2.1 Global Solutions for Local Gridlock
Gridlock costs Toronto $6 billion a year, with average commutes of 80 minutes. By 2013, an additional 27 minutes will be added to the daily grind. Civic leaders are looking at road tolls, a regional gas tax, and parking levies.
Source: Toronto Star, June 24, 2011
  
Figure 16.2.1
-Refer to Figure 16.2.1. Toll roads, a regional gas tax, and parking levies ________ make Toronto streets less congested because ________.
A)will not; drivers will switch to using public transport only if TTC prices fall 
B)will not; additional charges on Toronto's motorists will not change driving habits 
C)will; motorists will consider the external benefit from driving in Toronto 
D)will; motorists will consider the external cost of driving in Toronto 
E)will not; construction on Toronto's streets always results in congestion

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The implementation of toll roads, a regional gas tax, and parking levies will make Toronto streets less congested because motorists will consider the external cost of driving in Toronto, which includes the cost of traffic congestion. This may lead to a shift towards using public transport or carpooling, reducing the number of vehicles on the road and thereby easing traffic congestion.

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