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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. |
