Stuffed up.

The new Metronauts blog is going strong. This week, I added a post about the London congestion charge zone and if it was possible to do something similar in Toronto:

The benefits of a congestion charge are evident: a reduction in traffic in the core, increased revenue for local public transit development, increased use of alternative forms of transportation and energy-efficient vehicles, and clearer routes of access for emergency services, to name a few.

The drawbacks are a little harder to find, but they are there. Retailers in the core are bound to complain about a reduction in customers, fraudsters are bound to develop number plate clones, and a swarm of cars are bound to congregate at commuter hubs that can’t accommodate them.

You can read the rest of the post here. If you’re interested in transportation issues in the Greater Toronto Area and not already subscribed to the Metronauts blog, I’d go over there and check it out — and even better, become a contributor!