London's Big Gamble

PLANetizen presents eyewitness reports from Central London on the city's new and controversial congestion pricing scheme.

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March 10, 2003, 6:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


Two veteran students of congestion pricing send their observations and reflections about London's big gamble. The controversial and much debated plan to impose a congestion charge on drivers who enter an eight-square mile area of central London took effect on February 17. The scheme is intended to cut down on chronic traffic congestion in central London, and is expected to generate some £130 million per year for public transport improvements. Officials from cities around world are watching the results of this experiment.

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