Firstly , the key is to not let infrastructure fall decades behind . Secondly , ensure property tax levels are appropriate for commercial and residential property . Thirdly , apply a small tolltax for multiple years to build up funds for future public transit projects ie not projects that should be needed 10 years ago like the current situation . Why is the third point a big one ? because not only do they want a lot of money from the tolls , they also dont provide any reasonable alternatives for people to avoid them . It just becomes a cash generation tool that punishes people just looking to get to work . You use a tax to provide an incentive to do one thing good thing instead of another bad thing . Like cigarettes , or a sugar tax . In this case there is no incentive to do anything else because you CANT do anything else .