Managing traffic

Managing traffic

1. Central London congestion charge

   • Advantages
     • Raises cash which can be spent on improving current public transport
     • 38% less chargeable traffic within the first week
     • More appealing to tourists
     • People more likely to spend time there
       • Less cars so less risk
     • Less carbon dioxide emissions
   • Disadvantages
     • Worse traffic in all perimeter roads
     • More 2 wheeled traffic
     • Shopkeepers within the zone reporting less business
     • Fewer people in the zone than expected
       • Less revenue than anticipated
     • Large numbers of inexperienced drivers
   • What
     • £8 every day per vehicle driven in the zone
     • Registration checked across a database
     • 7am-6:30pm
   • 2003
   • Avoidance
     • Walk
     • Public transport
     • Avoid zone or times
     • Use two wheeled transport

2. Park and Ride, York

   • Advantages
     • Parking is free and secure
     • Makes the city more appealing
     • Less congestion
     • Less carbon dioxide emissions
   • Disadvantages
     • Building car parks takes up land
       • Habitat loss
     • May increase urban sprawl
     • May end up a waste of money
       • Can't guarantee people will use it
         • Needs to be accessible
   • What
     • 5 sites in York
     • Frequent buses