The Stockholm congestion charges  five years on: effects, acceptability and lessons learnt

Börjesson, Maria,1974-KTH,Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (författare)

The Stockholm congestion charges – five years on : effects, acceptability and lessons learnt

Stockholm :Centre for Transport Studies Stockholm, Swedish National Road & Transport Research Institute (VTI), KTH Royal Institute of Technology, S-WoPEc, Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics,2012
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Congestion charges were introduced in Stockholm in 2006, first as a trial followed by a referendum, then permanently from 2007. This paper discusses what conclusions can be drawn from the first five years of operation, until mid-2011. We show that the traffic reduction caused by the charges has increased slightly over time, once external factors are controlled for. Alternative-fuel vehicles were exempt from the charges through 2008, and we show that this substantially increased the sales of such vehicles. We discuss public and political acceptability, synthesizing recent research and Swedish experience. We conclude that objective and subjective effects on the traffic system, as well as general environmental and political attitudes, formed the basis of the strong public support, while institutional reforms and resolution of power issues were necessary to gain political support. Finally, we briefly discuss implications for the transport planning process in general.

Eliasson, Jonas,1969-KTH,Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden(Swepub:liu)jonel04 (författare)
Hugosson, MurielKTH,Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (författare)
Brundell-Freij, KarinWSP Analysis & strategy, Sweden (författare)
KTHRoyal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden (creator_code:org_t)

Av författaren/redakt...: Börjesson, Maria ...; Eliasson, Jonas, ...; Hugosson, Muriel; Brundell-Freij, ...

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Av lärosätet: VTI - Statens väg- och transportforskningsinstitut; Linköpings universitet

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