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How does congestion pricing work?
Written By idontspam - 1 November, 2010
Traffic Bangalore Decongestion Transportation Traffic jams cordon pricing congestion charging
This nice video summarizes what we have been discussing on these congestion pricing threads. How do you make it "fair"
...and how do you price the congestion
Will try and collect more material on this thread for reference.
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idontspam - 13 October, 2011 - 02:52
With a view to reducing congestion, a new parking policy for Bangalore Metropolitan Region proposes congestion tax by which you have to pay tax to drive a vehicle to the central business district. Also, vehicle owners have to obtain proof of parking from authorities - owners must show they have ample parking space at their residences like a garage or portico
drive a vehicle to or through?
srinidhi - 13 October, 2011 - 05:59
pay tax to drive a vehicle to the central business district.
Not many really drive to the CBD..unlike most other cities most of us drive through CBD..because of lack of alternates to reach over to other locations across town..so unless we have alternates its difficult to charge for congestion..
Please donot suggest anything of this sort....
bangalorean - 27 March, 2012 - 16:49
Just on a lighter note, i recommend not to post anything on extra pricing, i think citizens in bangalore are already reining with extra service tax on
1. Petrol
2. Cars
3. No water and scarcity of Electricity
4. Congested Roads
5. No public transport
Hence, on a lighter note, not to suggest anything like this in Bangalore, as already all the roads and flyovers in bangalore tolled heavily (hosur, airport etc..)
Guangzhou moves to limit new cars
idontspam - 5 September, 2012 - 09:04
The municipal government of Guangzhou, a sprawling metropolis that is one of China’s biggest auto manufacturing centers, introduced license plate auctions and lotteries last week that will roughly halve the number of new cars on the streets.
The crackdown by China’s third-largest city is the most restrictive in a series of moves by big Chinese cities that are putting quality-of-life issues ahead of short-term economic growth, something the central government has struggled to do on a national scale.
...“Of course from the government’s point of view, we give up some growth, but to achieve better health for all citizens, it is definitely worth it,” said Chen Haotian, the vice director of Guangzhou’s top planning agency.
idontspam - 7 February, 2013 - 07:07
A good paper from CiSTUP on the impact of pollution in Bangalore & recommendations which include Curtailing growth of private automobiles
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