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It is very nice that Stockholm has benefited so much from congestion
charging but one thing that troubles me is the reinvestment of the
money into roads. If there is a study on the modal shift and the demand
for other modes of travel since the charging system was introduced,
then the investment could be diverted to such other means instead of
roads again. It will be great to see the people of Stockholm voting
"YES" for the system. I would have done that if I was there.<br>
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Stockholm can be a very good case study for congestion charging. I
would be glad if any one can provide me details of any publications
that can highlight the mistakes that London made and what alternatives
Stockholm has adopted to overcome these mistakes. <br>
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Cheers,<br>
Sunny<br>
<br>
Eric Britton wrote:
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<p style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">As in </span></font><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">London</span></font><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">, the
profits from the scheme are reinvested in transport. But </span></font><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Stockholm</span></font><font
color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;"> plans to
spend a significant proportion on new roads, whereas Mr Livingstone has
spent most of the proceeds on extra buses. </span></font></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><font color="black" face="Arial"
size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">TfL is
conducting a six-month trial in Southwark involving 500 vehicles
equipped with tags and 19 gantries with electronic beacons. </span></font></p>
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<pre wrap=""><font color="black" face="Arial" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: black;">Ms Svanelind said: “People will have had six months to judge whether they like the scheme. If they vote no, we will remove it. But we think most see the
benefits of less congested roads.”</span></font></pre>
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