摘　要：

本文介绍了中文文献较少提及的道路拥挤收费在小城市中应用的实例。本文对英国第一个将拥挤收费付诸实施的城市——杜伦进行案例研究，分析了杜伦拥挤收费方案出台的历史背景、具体实施方案、相关配套措施以及实施后取得的效果。研究发现，杜伦在实施拥挤收费后，道路拥挤状况得到明显改善，公众对拥挤收费方案的支持率也显著提高。当前我国大城市由于种种原因，试行拥挤收费举步维艰，本文指出可在初期选择小城市的拥挤街道进行政策试点，减少政策风险，同时进行很好的经验积累。

Abstract：

This paper introduces the case of road congestion charge applied in a small city, which is rarely discussed in China‘s literatures. The paper takes Durham as a case study, which is the first city to implement congestion charge in the UK. It analyzes the historical background of implementing the road congestion charge scheme, the specific implementation measures, the relevant supporting measures and consequent results. This study reveals that the road congestion condition has got clear improvement in Durham and the public support of congestion pricing schemes has also been significantly improved after the scheme was implemented in Durham. The paper points out that it is quite difficult to implement road congestion pricing in big cities due to certain problems. It might be better to implement the congestion pricing scheme in the crowded streets in small cities firstly, so as to avoid policy risk and get experience.

关键词：

拥挤收费；小城市；杜伦；英国

Keywords：

Congestion Charge; Small City; Durham; the UK