Will congestion charge reduce traffic jam?

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Will congestion charge reduce traffic jam?
Dec 13, 2010 00:39
CHERRY07 Points: Join Date: Mar 23, 2008 Status: offline	Voting without time limit Exclusive Vote 1 vote(s) Yes. 3 vote(s) No. See All Voter(s) Note: Guest voter(s) are not displayed here. I was born and grow up in Xi’an. In recent years, Xi’an has developed so fast. But a problem is gradually becoming serious---traffic jam. Every day I come across the 2nd Ring Road to get back home and there is always traffic jam from 17:00 to 19:00. How can we solve traffic jam? Beijing intends to impose a congestion charge on the drivers. If you drive your car on certain roads during rush hours, you need to pay the “congestion charge”. Except the “congestion charge”, it is advised to raise the parking fee, for example, raising from 2 yuan to 15 yuan per hour. Will these two suggestions work effectively?

Dec 13, 2010 00:39

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I was born and grow up in Xi’an. In recent years, Xi’an has developed so fast. But a problem is gradually becoming serious---traffic jam. Every day I come across the 2nd Ring Road to get back home and there is always traffic jam from 17:00 to 19:00. How can we solve traffic jam?

Beijing intends to impose a congestion charge on the drivers. If you drive your car on certain roads during rush hours, you need to pay the “congestion charge”.

Except the “congestion charge”, it is advised to raise the parking fee, for example, raising from 2 yuan to 15 yuan per hour.

Will these two suggestions work effectively?

Dec 13, 2010 09:57

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London UK has had a congestion charge for the centre since 2007 and now costs 8GBP (80 yuan) per day to enter that zone (unless you live there). I believe that it is controlled by number plate recognition cameras. In my travels I have also seen other systems. In Jakarta at peak periods there must be more than one person in each car. In other cities they might have alternate days when licence plates end with an even number can travel one day and odd numbers the next say. I guess the system chosen depends on if the authority wishes to restict congestion or raise revenue.

Dec 13, 2010 21:24

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I guess the system chosen depends on if the authority wishes to restict congestion or raise revenue.

Imposing congestion charge is a good way to raise revenue. But it doesn't help reduce traffic jam. Those who can afford to buy a car generally also can raise their cars. They can pay for the highly priced oil. Do you think they are incapable of paying for congestion charge?

If possible, those who drive cars should also be charged with enviromental pollution charge.

I do hope the authorities can invest thest money in infrastructure development like subway and road construction and road rebuilding.

Dec 16, 2010 01:00	#3
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	enviromental pollution charge? Great idea, jimmyb. Those who pollute the environment should be responsible for what they have done. I think we need to enhance our public transport construction and encourage more people to use public transport means like bus,subway etc.

Dec 26, 2010 01:43

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Beijing has regulated that the parking fee will be caculated every 15 minutes inside of the 5th ring road, aming to decrease the number of cars. I am not sure if it will take effect.

You may not know the situation in Guanghzou. During Asian Games, the government had adopted some serious measures to cope with traffic jam issues. It worked. But what happended after the Asian Games? Traffic jam appears again.

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