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at least a portion of the drivers from using their cars or, in some cases, from making the
trip at all,” she said.

For this approach to succeed, however, motorists should "either have access to other
transportation options, such as buses or metro systems, or the flexibility to reschedule
or forgo their trips entirely,” Menendez said.

“Increasing the availability of public transportation services during major events is
necessary and needed to guarantee enough capacity to accommodate traditional
drivers switching to public transportation to evade the increased fees during such
events,” she said.

Menendez also believed flexible working hours could certainly help many commuters
avoid the peak charges by providing them with greater scheduling flexibility.

“Integrating the new parking and road variable pricing schemes with new measures
increasing the provision of public transportation during traffic-generating events, and
encouraging flexible working hours is both practical and highly desirable,” she said.

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