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Some thoughts on Road Pricing

Some thoughts on Road Pricing. 1. Road pricing tools. Fuel taxes, paying car parks, vehicles taxes, road tolls More and more electronic tools Distinction: calculation (by km, per hour) time of the day (peak time) area funds allocation. 2. Road pricing is beneficial.

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Some thoughts on Road Pricing

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  1. Some thoughts on Road Pricing

  2. 1. Road pricing tools • Fuel taxes, paying car parks, vehicles taxes, road tolls • More and more electronic tools • Distinction: • calculation (by km, per hour) • time of the day (peak time) • area • funds allocation

  3. 2. Road pricing is beneficial • Better to charge than not to do in order to • cover external costs • manage congestion • Road traffic => problems => synergy needed • road pricing • enforcement • urban planning • How to use the income from the tolls ?

  4. 3. Multiple effects • Road pricing system well done • = less congestion and more income • Less congestion • = less pollution, more safety, more space • More income • = public transport, new roads, less taxes

  5. 3. Multiple effects • Without toll system • reallocation of space very difficult • no extra income • Urban areas: careful with urban spreading

  6. 4. Acceptability • Improvements to the transport system • Some realistic alternatives • Compensations

  7. Thank you ! Any comments ?

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