#congestioncharge — Public Fediverse posts

Oxford (UK) recently introduced a “congestion charge” for cars entering the city during peak hours. This is meant to reduce traffic jams - which are really, really bad here - and provide funds to improve public transport, with inner city residents and a few groups such as carers getting free passes. The BBC reported on initial changes in Oxford traffic data, discussing the impact with Anne Gwinnett from the Open Roads for Oxford “company”*, which opposes the congestion charge (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79x784jgp0o).
Out of curiosity I looked up Dr Gwinnett - and wow, she’s previously been in the (local) news for the trifecta of Covid (vaccine) conspiracies, climate change denial and anti-LGBT hate-mongering (https://oxfordclarion.uk/the-views-of-the-independent-oxford-alliances-chair/ ). Maybe a bit more vetting of interviewees would be helpful?

#urbanplanning #LTN #congestionCharge #oxford #cycling #thewaroncars

@JugglingWithEggs it's madness, and caving to the Fossil Fuel lobby

#London #SadiqKhan #CongestionCharge #EVs

Twelve easy hacks to beat #Oxford’s #congestionCharge

https://oxfordclarion.uk/twelve-easy-hacks-to-beat-oxfords-congestion-charge-2/

#traffic #transport #cities #sustainability #cycling #walking #PublicTransport

just notice there's no Thai version of #CongestionCharge yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congestion_pricing

This one specifically, although it's a bit late to be linking it since there's about 25 minutes left on the clock https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/congestion-charge

I am such a last-minute homework doer.

#Oxford #CongestionCharge

I filled in the #Oxford #congestionCharge survey now. Didn't take very long. And apparently I already registered with the survey site on a previous occasion which I didn't remember. https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/congestion-charge

#Oxford: Travel groups sign letter backing #congestionCharge

#Bus companies, #taxi operators and cyclists are among those who have jointly signed a letter in support of a proposed temporary congestion charge in Oxford.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c77vd62gvm2o

#cycling #activeTravel #publicTransport #transportPolicy

#Oxford: consultation re the temporary #CongestionCharge now open. Note that this measure is only meant to bridge the gap until the Botley Road reopens and the traffic filters can be put in place. https://letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/congestion-charge

Breaking: #Oxford #congestionCharge could start this autumn

https://oxfordclarion.uk/oxford-congestion-charge-start-this-autumn/

#traffic #bancars

#dvla #uk #roadtax Getting threatening emails that look totally genuine from .gov from UK saying I need to pay road tax or face fine and or prison. Is this fake ? (I have no #car in the #UK but have a car in the database for #CongestionCharge in #london #transportforlondon ).

#dvla #uk #roadtax Getting threatening emails that look totally genuine from .gov from UK saying I need to pay road tax or face fine and or prison. Is this fake ? (I have no #car in the #UK but have a car in the database for #CongestionCharge in #london #transportforlondon ).

#dvla #uk #roadtax Getting threatening emails that look totally genuine from .gov from UK saying I need to pay road tax or face fine and or prison. Is this fake ? (I have no #car in the #UK but have a car in the database for #CongestionCharge in #london #transportforlondon ).

#dvla #uk #roadtax Getting threatening emails that look totally genuine from .gov from UK saying I need to pay road tax or face fine and or prison. Is this fake ? (I have no #car in the #UK but have a car in the database for #CongestionCharge in #london #transportforlondon ).

#dvla #uk #roadtax Getting threatening emails that look totally genuine from .gov from UK saying I need to pay road tax or face fine and or prison. Is this fake ? (I have no #car in the #UK but have a car in the database for #CongestionCharge in #london #transportforlondon ).

"Es fahren einfach zu viele Menschen Zug" - und deshalb wird das #Deutschlandticket auf bestimmten Strecken in #Berlin und #Brandenburg eventuell gestrichen.
Warum funktioniert das nicht für verstopfte #Autobahnen und Innenstädte? Zuviel Autoverkehr, schon gehen die Kosten hoch, #Kfzsteuer oder #Maut oder #CongestionCharge, #RoadPricing sollte genau so funktionieren. Aber bei der heiligen Kuh #Auto darf so etwas nicht sein, im ÖPNV wird es schnell gemacht. #Verkehrswende
https://www.spiegel.de/auto/deutschlandticket-gilt-bald-nicht-mehr-in-ic-und-ice-zuegen-in-berlin-und-brandenburg-a-e03f82b3-87b5-4497-bfba-5803f1207f28

"Es fahren einfach zu viele Menschen Zug" - und deshalb wird das #Deutschlandticket auf bestimmten Strecken in #Berlin und #Brandenburg eventuell gestrichen.
Warum funktioniert das nicht für verstopfte #Autobahnen und Innenstädte? Zuviel Autoverkehr, schon gehen die Kosten hoch, #Kfzsteuer oder #Maut oder #CongestionCharge, #RoadPricing sollte genau so funktionieren. Aber bei der heiligen Kuh #Auto darf so etwas nicht sein, im ÖPNV wird es schnell gemacht. #Verkehrswende
https://www.spiegel.de/auto/deutschlandticket-gilt-bald-nicht-mehr-in-ic-und-ice-zuegen-in-berlin-und-brandenburg-a-e03f82b3-87b5-4497-bfba-5803f1207f28

"Es fahren einfach zu viele Menschen Zug" - und deshalb wird das #Deutschlandticket auf bestimmten Strecken in #Berlin und #Brandenburg eventuell gestrichen.
Warum funktioniert das nicht für verstopfte #Autobahnen und Innenstädte? Zuviel Autoverkehr, schon gehen die Kosten hoch, #Kfzsteuer oder #Maut oder #CongestionCharge, #RoadPricing sollte genau so funktionieren. Aber bei der heiligen Kuh #Auto darf so etwas nicht sein, im ÖPNV wird es schnell gemacht. #Verkehrswende
https://www.spiegel.de/auto/deutschlandticket-gilt-bald-nicht-mehr-in-ic-und-ice-zuegen-in-berlin-und-brandenburg-a-e03f82b3-87b5-4497-bfba-5803f1207f28

"Es fahren einfach zu viele Menschen Zug" - und deshalb wird das #Deutschlandticket auf bestimmten Strecken in #Berlin und #Brandenburg eventuell gestrichen.
Warum funktioniert das nicht für verstopfte #Autobahnen und Innenstädte? Zuviel Autoverkehr, schon gehen die Kosten hoch, #Kfzsteuer oder #Maut oder #CongestionCharge, #RoadPricing sollte genau so funktionieren. Aber bei der heiligen Kuh #Auto darf so etwas nicht sein, im ÖPNV wird es schnell gemacht. #Verkehrswende
https://www.spiegel.de/auto/deutschlandticket-gilt-bald-nicht-mehr-in-ic-und-ice-zuegen-in-berlin-und-brandenburg-a-e03f82b3-87b5-4497-bfba-5803f1207f28

"Es fahren einfach zu viele Menschen Zug" - und deshalb wird das #Deutschlandticket auf bestimmten Strecken in #Berlin und #Brandenburg eventuell gestrichen.
Warum funktioniert das nicht für verstopfte #Autobahnen und Innenstädte? Zuviel Autoverkehr, schon gehen die Kosten hoch, #Kfzsteuer oder #Maut oder #CongestionCharge, #RoadPricing sollte genau so funktionieren. Aber bei der heiligen Kuh #Auto darf so etwas nicht sein, im ÖPNV wird es schnell gemacht. #Verkehrswende
https://www.spiegel.de/auto/deutschlandticket-gilt-bald-nicht-mehr-in-ic-und-ice-zuegen-in-berlin-und-brandenburg-a-e03f82b3-87b5-4497-bfba-5803f1207f28

Teehee — do they have a congestion charge in video games? #gaming #driving #nyc #CongestionCharge

Problemi da ricchi a #NewYork: dover camminare 20 minuti.

Jalopnik, testata che parla di auto, racconta di un uomo che si lamenta del #CongestionCharge: per andare ad un miglio di distanza dovrà scegliere se camminare, andare in bici, o pagare 9 dollari, che per uno che possiede 2 compagnie immobiliari, non è poi molto.

Questo si chiama #carBrain, quando il cervello pensa solo in termini di #auto

#autoNarcotizzati

https://jalopnik.com/wealthy-new-yorker-horrified-by-prospect-of-20-minute-w-1851733263

How to Sell Congestion Pricing

"Governor Hochul can do a lot to ensure this traffic tax earns out, both financially and politically — and if she can get it right, it will be a model of Democratic recovery and impact. Her challenge boils down to three things: show that it works, for whom it works and why New York decided to do it in the first place."

(Gift link)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/opinion/democratic-party-new-york-congestion.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU4.kYF1.jzkV6x4b2H7i&smid=url-share

#NewYork #CongestionCharge

On the first weekday of the #NYC #CongestionCharge the commute through Lincoln Tunnel took less than 14 minutes in the morning, and less than 11 minutes in the evening.

Did people stay home because of snow? because of the uptick in covid cases? because they took the train?

Would be great to see ridership data on Metro North, LIRR, NJ Transit, etc.on a similar before and after comparison.

Does the #NYC #CongestionCharge work?

See the transit time at each tunnel and bridge into Manhattan on this interactive congestion tracker.

Play with it:
https://www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com/

Spoiler: At rush hour this morning, it took less than 14 minutes to get through the Holland Tunnel, compared to about 20 minutes on Monday mornings before the congestion charge.

"Around half of New York City households do not have a car, with 85% of commuters to Manhattan using the city’s network of subways, trains and buses to get there. It’s estimated that only 1.5% of all commuters under the plan would pay the full $15 fee."

For that 1.5% they stopped the #CongestionCharge.

Diplomats owe more than £143m in London congestion charges

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckrrnz2gn3po

#London #CongestionCharge

#Tories accused of #hypocrisy in #ULEZ row after call to extend #CongestionCharge

Ministers have claimed Ulez is cash-raising ploy – but letter reveals #GrantShapps backed a separate charge for same reason
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/29/tories-accused-hypocrisy-ulez-row-call-extend-congestion-charge #ToryHypocrisy

"Over a Zoom call, Nicholas told me she believed [a] #CongestionCharge is the most effective measure because it makes the “cost of driving visible.”

She added that currently, many of the costs of motoring are hidden."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2023/08/17/sticks-not-carrots-needed-to-get-drivers-out-of-cars-say-climate-scientists/

Here's looking at you, #NewYork

this review on the "Health effects of low emission and congestion charging zones" came out this month. I can't find the exact date. It seems important to me in light of political games being played in the UK right now. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00120-2/fulltext #ULEZ #LowEmissionZones #London #AirPollution #PublicHealth #CongestionCharge cc @SheDrivesMobility

this review on the "Health effects of low emission and congestion charging zones" came out this month. I can't find the exact date. It seems important to me in light of political games being played in the UK right now. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00120-2/fulltext #ULEZ #LowEmissionZones #London #AirPollution #PublicHealth #CongestionCharge cc @SheDrivesMobility

this review on the "Health effects of low emission and congestion charging zones" came out this month. I can't find the exact date), seems important to me in light of political games being played in the UK right now. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00120-2/fulltext #ULEZ #LowEmissionZones #London #AirPollution #PublicHealth #CongestionCharge cc @SheDrivesMobility

#TfL #EPC #CongestionCharge I can confirm the details in this article concerning the late fines arriving after the deadlines - happened to me. Cost me HUNDREDS of Euros. No response from TfL website complaint. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/18/transport-for-londons-debt-agent-accused-of-breaching-data-protection-laws

Clover Moore, City of Sydney Lord Mayor is requesting the incoming roads minister John Graham considers:

- Removing the toll on the Cross City Tunnel
- Introducing a CBD congestion charge

https://twitter.com/CloverMoore/status/1645989100439363584

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8154280/fantastic-opportunity-to-fix-sydneys-toll-road-mess/

#clovermoore #cityofsydney #cos #tollroads #tolls #nsw #auspol #congestioncharge #congestionzone #planning #sydney #transurban

Congestion charges are the most effective way to reduce urban car use:
https://theconversation.com/12-best-ways-to-get-cars-out-of-cities-ranked-by-new-research-180642

If you don’t like the proposed #Cambridge #CongestionCharge for the Sustainable Transport Zone, but you agree we must reduce car use to lower climate impacts and lessen air pollution, then:

1) Suggest changes to the proposal to make it more equitable and/or practical; and/or

2) Lobby for other policies, e.g. fewer parking spaces, more car-free streets, and resident-only traffic zones.
#CarFreeCity

A useful review of the most effective ways to reduce car use in cities.
#CongestionCharge, the unsayable in #GreaterManchester since (imo) Richard Leese et al. bungled its introduction, comes top.
https://theconversation.com/12-best-ways-to-get-cars-out-of-cities-ranked-by-new-research-180642

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@DameSarahStorey
@BevCraig

@PhilGoodwin @transport Just having some local discussions on this topic in Cambridge. A congestion charge is proposed to fund buses, but we're absolutely at the 'panic' stage & I fear the results will cause ditching of any charge (AND therefore investment!). Details here if interested: https://www.greatercambridge.org.uk/sustainable-transport-programme/city-access-programme/making-connections
Getting through that gate is so hard! #Cambridge #CongestionCharge

An explainer and FAQ on the proposed #Cambridge sustainable travel zone #STZ and #congestioncharge. Worth a read before responding to the consultation (which closes 23 December).

https://www.cambridgelabour.org.uk/news/2022/11/22/faqs/