Urban Congestion Charging: Road Pricing as a Traffic Reduction Measure

Although traffic congestion is recognized as a major problem, the implementation of congestion reducing measures eludes most metropolitan areas suffering from traffic congestion, as many oppose the notion of being charged. Despite the best efforts of transport planners and economists, such measures have unwanted affects on the urban environment in which we live. It is therefore essential to implement congestion reducing measures with full knowledge of its likely effects as to overcome the majority of obstacles to implementation. This paper will cover the results of an empirical investigation in London and formulates initiatives in the form of a package approach aimed at alleviating the negative effects of road pricing while supporting sustainable development and nurturing public and political acceptance. The paper concludes that the key to dealing with the effects of road pricing is to develop an approach considering a range of differing initiatives, coordinating and managing them in the realm of the political-economic context in which they exist based upon recognizing local perceptions, concerns, aspirations and solutions.

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• Authors:
  • Heyns, W
  • Schoeman, C B
• Conference:
  • Urban Transport XII. Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century
  • Location: Prague , Czech Republic
  • Date: 2006-7-12 to 2006-7-14
• Publication Date: 2006-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 923-932
• Monograph Title: Urban Transport XII. Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; Flexibility; Implementation; Recycling; Revenues; Road pricing; Traffic congestion; Travel demand management; Urban areas; Urban transit; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic reduction; Work scheduling
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Research; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01037544
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1845641795
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 29 2006 9:15AM