Milan, Italy has instituted a congestion charge. It joins other cities that already have implemented or tired congestion charges such as London, Singapore (the first scheme in the world, started in 1975, upgraded in 1998), Rome, Valletta, and Stockholm. With all the talk about Vancouver being a leader in sustainability why are we falling behind the rest of the world on this very effective measure?
Peter Ladner has an interesting post on why we might want to follow Singapore's example.
Other cities in Europe, Asia and North America are increasingly turning to various forms of road and congestion pricing to reduce crippling levels of traffic congestion. Find out how metropolitan areas around the world are using road pricing as an alternative to the traditional approach of simply expanding road networks to meet demand. Audience Q & A to follow.
Presentation by Lee Munnich, one of North America’s leading congestion pricing experts
Mr. Munnich is a senior fellow and director of the State and Local Policy Program at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. He has been a leader in the area of congestion pricing since the 1990s, specializing in political and institutional issues. Munnich chairs the Transportation Research Board's Subcommittee on Pricing Outreach. He played a primary role in developing Minnesota's I-394 MnPASS Express Lanes, a high-occupancy toll (HOT) lane project, in 2005.
This event is co-sponsored by Better Environmentally Sound Transportation (BEST) and by the SFU City Program
