Two robots discuss the Inside Guide to Congestion Pricing for roads & parking

As you probably know, there are two road cordons in London – one green, the other red. The green one targets emissions and pollution. The red one aims to reduce congestion. While the green cordon works spectacularly well, the red belt has proved impotent.How can this be so? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit insideguide.substack.com

The White Queen offers Alice ‘jam tomorrow’The two road cordons in Sweden may have shared parents, but they are by no means identical.Stockholm’s charge gained consent by promising Jam Today. In Gothenburg, the offer became Jam Tomorrow.The two robots read this piece, then sat down to talk about it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit insideguide.substack.com

In May 2025, Danielle Wood, the Chair of the Productivity Commission. Speaking to the Age said we should discuss time-based road user charges to ease congestion.Two robots working for Google NotebookLM discuss her idea. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit insideguide.substack.com