UK TO TEST URBAN ROAD CHARGING

England and Scotland are to run full-scale trials on urban road user charges as part of a government policy to reduce car use and generate funds for enhanced public transportation. The cities of Leeds and Edinburgh have been selected to test electronic equipment and office systems in a variety of applications. The trials are being announced as the Labor government is attracting criticism for failing to deal with traffic congestion fast enough. The English and Scottish trial sites are intended to complement each other, allowing a range of road configurations and traffic conditions to be tested. Both trials will run for 12 months, beginning in 2000, to straddle a full range of weather conditions. The technology is not likely to be applied in earnest before 2005.

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  Public Works Financing

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  Westfield, NJ  United States  07090-2433
• Publication Date: 1999-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 15
• Serial:
  • Public Works Financing
  • Volume: 131
  • Publisher: Public Works Financing
  • ISSN: 1068-0748

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; Financing; Public transit; Road pricing; Tests; Traffic mitigation; User charges
• Geographic Terms: England; Scotland; United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00767841
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 27 1999 12:00AM