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Congestion Charges in Stockholm

Congestion Charges in Stockholm. Oscar Alarik Swedish Society For Nature Conservation. Divided County. Stockholm County: 1,98 million Stockholm City: 810.000. The Baltic Sea and Lake Mälaren split Stockholm in two parts.

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Congestion Charges in Stockholm

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  1. Congestion Chargesin Stockholm Oscar Alarik Swedish Society For Nature Conservation

  2. Divided County Stockholm County: 1,98 million Stockholm City: 810.000 The Baltic Sea and Lake Mälaren split Stockholm in two parts. The division cuts through the most densely populated part of the country

  3. Major infrastructure projects Kansliet

  4. The Stockholm trial • Congestion charges has been discussed since the seventies. • The social democrats needed support in parliament from the greens and the left party. • Agreement 2003 : a time-limited trial with congestion charges in Stockholm. • The Stockholm trial would be subject of a public referendum, the same day as the next election, September 2006. • The new mayor in Stockholm had promised the voters not to introduce charges in TV shortly before the elections 2003… Kansliet

  5. Aims of the trial • Reduce traffic by 10-15% on the main roads • Increase average speeds on streets and roads • Reduce emissions of hazardous pollutants and carbon dioxide • Inhabitants should feel that the city environment has improved • More resources to public transport Kansliet

  6. The three parts of the Stockholm trial Kansliet

  7. Congestion tax • Charge when entering/exiting the centre of Stockholm • 18 control points • Essingeleden was not included in the trial

  8. Cameras • High resolution digital cameras with infrared flash light • Photographs both registration plates • Automatic OCR-scan The photographs stored in the system: drivers and passengers are not visible. Registration number blurred to prevent identification.

  9. Camera rear Laser detector Antenna Camera front Road Control points: No barriers, no stopping, no roadside payments • Automated identification • Photographs of licence plates from front and rear • OBU:s (small electronic box in the car) • The OBU is unique for each vehicle Kansliet

  10. Kansliet

  11. 10 kr Passage through charge limit costs 10, 15 or 20 SEK during charge hours Travels through the zone to or from Lidingö are exempted Travels on Essinge- leden bypass are exempted from charges, too. 10 kr

  12. Passages over the charging cordon de- creased 30 per cent compared to the previous day First day – January 3, 2006 Kansliet

  13. Kansliet

  14. START STOP Passages, control points06:00 – 19:00

  15. Goals essentially reached 10 - 15 % less traffic to/from inner city • Was 20-25% Increased accessibility • Queue times down 30-50% in/near the inner city • Essingeleden bypass about the same as before Decreased emissions • 10-14% less in inner city; 2-3% in total county Inhabitants should perceive an improved urban environment • Unclear – difficult to define and measure

  16. Reduction of particles in air

  17. Less emissions improve health • Emissions are reduced in the ”right” area – where people live and breath. • 8-14 per cent reduction Inner city 8-14% reduction County 2-3% reduction

  18. Kansliet

  19. Less traffic – also further out and inside the cordon Streets inside Streets inside, large Main roads inside Cordon zone limit Inner radials Outer radials Streets, outside Orbitals

  20. 30-50% less time in queues Delay time, AM peak Inner streets Inner main roads, northbound Inner main roads, outbound Inner main roads, southbound Inner main roads, inbound

  21. Even larger effect on PM peak Delay time, PM peak Inner streets Inner main roads, northbound Inner main roads, outbound Inner main roads, southbound Inner main roads, inbound

  22. Industry & commerce • Marginal influence on land use, real estate prices and regional economy compared to other factors • No identifiable effects on retail at aggregate level • Influence on households purchasing power negligible

  23. ”Stockholm the congestion tax”

  24. ”Yes” in public referendum • 51,3 % voted yes • 45,5 % voted no • The new government decided to reinstall congestion taxes 2007.

  25. Why is congestion charges sopolitically sensitive? • People pay for something that recently was perceived as free • Invisible benefits – at least until experienced • Easy meat for any political opposition • A car is a holy cow on four wheels

  26. 5 success factors - a wish list • A committed political leader • The best project leader in the country - with a clear mandate • A thorough and well researched plan, ruthlessly adopted to the city’s needs and the public mind. • Legislation in place in good time: competence, integrity, penalties… • Be the one that’s got the facts. Media will ask the very first day how traffic behaves compared to the same day one year before.

  27. Information:www.stockholmsforsoket.se

  28. Cost-benefit analysis of the congestion charges Payback time: 4 years.

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