There has been a surge of people moving to mass transit driven by higher gas prices, though I have to say that after 60 years of direct and indirect subsidies to the “own a car” lifestyle, this will either be a short term change, or a part of a slow change.

That being said, the City of San Francisco has come up with an interesting idea, congestion pricing on parking meters, the theory being that if you price the meters high enough that there are always a few open, you eliminate the people driving around and around looking for parking, and reduce congestion, in addition to reducing the total number of drivers.