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Beijing finalizes preliminarily work on congestion charge

Beijing has preliminarily worked out policies on congestion charge for vehicles, reported National Business Daily on Friday. Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau and Beijing Municipal...

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Central panel bats for more BRT corridors in the Capital

Slew of measures favoured by the committee include introduction of congestion tax While the Delhi Government has scrapped the controversial BRT, a central panel has recommended that more such corridors

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Study on international practices for low emission zone and congestion charging

The traffic congestion and its high socioeconomic cost, brought by China’s fast urbanization, has forced the demand for congestion mitigation and emission reduction in the transport sector onto the...

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Blueprint for an EU cycling strategy

This draft blueprint document for an EU Cycling Strategy is the first time ever that, in a consolidated manner, all EU policies that have a direct or indirect link to cycling, have been collected in one

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Congestion on Delhi roads has worsened – says new analysis by CSE of latest...

For daily commuters in Delhi, what has been the experience is now being borne by hard statistics. Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) new assessment of travel time and traffic speed in Delhi shows

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International case studies on public communication and consultation...

The working paper will be part of the “Low Emission Zone/Congestion Charge (LEZ/CC) Public Communication Strategies” series of papers to offer a comprehensive package of public communication strategies

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Fewer emissions, better life: Beijing low emission zone final report

This report outlines the progress and prospects of Beijing’s low-emission zone and congestion charging policies, which have been under development since 2014 with the assistance of WRI China. Beijing’s

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Congestion Pricing Cuts London Traffic By 30%. Now New York City Wants In.

If you drive a car into central London weekdays between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm, you will pay a congestion charge of £11.50, equivalent to about $15. The rules are enforced by automatic cameras that snap...

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Congestion pricing, air pollution, and individual-level behavioural responses

Combatting climate change and poor urban air quality will require a fundamental shift towards greener modes of transport. Policies that incentivise individuals to choose low-emission alternatives to...

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Decarbonizing cities by improving public transport and managing land use and...

Urban transport is a significant contributor to climate-warming greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in cities, with most urban transport emissions coming from cars. More than seventy percent of global carbon

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