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Why do you assume it would be onerous? New York City apparently charges individuals in private cars up to $13.50?

And then imagine if there was offsetting spending.

New York has excellent mass transit and high population density, so you have options besides using a car or can walk to meet up for a car pool. These options just don't exist here. So charging people a penalty without providing alternatives is just another unavoidable tax.

Well yes, the idea is to charge a tax.

Charging fees for things that are scarce certainly isn't perfect, but it's often better then simply leaving everyone to suffer.

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