[sustran] Re: Reducing number of cars on the road

[T. Daggers]

In Bogota is a system called "pica y placa", free translated it means that even or odd numbers are not allowed on peak hours on the streets.
Results are growing use of public transport including taxis.
Some investigations also show higher travel speeds during peak hours for cars as consequence of less congestion.

Cheers,

Ton Daggers

I need suggestions on how the total number of cars on the
road can be reduced every day.
We are planning a 20% reduction every day by asking for cars
with number plates ending in certain figures to be banned by
a Court order.
For example, cars with number plates ending with 1 or 2
would not be allowed on Mondays, and so on.
Do you know of any place in the world where similar schemes
have been tried/implemented?
Thanks and cheers
Debi Goenka
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Debi Goenka 					
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