PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007
Some thoughts on Road Pricing
PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007
• 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
1. Road pricing tools
PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007
• 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 ?
2. Road pricing is beneficial
PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007
• 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
3. Multiple effects
PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007
• Without toll system reallocation of space very difficult no extra income
• Urban areas: careful with urban spreading
3. Multiple effects
PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007
• Improvements to the transport system
• Some realistic alternatives
• Compensations
4. Acceptability
PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007
Thank you !Any comments ?
