motorcaravan25
Euro 6 for diesel
Lorries / coaches / other large vehicles26 3.2.3
100
Euro 6
Stockholm and Gothenburg
Motivation for congestion pricing
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Stockholm: Low traffic speeds and high levels of congestion, especially at entry points to Central Stockholm Gothenburg: Revenue generation
Type of scheme
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Area (Cordon) based system. Charge per passage with a cap on maximum charge per day
Impact of congestion pricing on traffic congestion
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22% drop in traffic volume and upto 50% drop in traffic delays in Stockholm27 Traffic volume dropped by 12% within charging hours in Gothenburg28
Impact on public transportation
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5% increase in public transport ridership in Stockholm Better punctuality and reliability due to overall improvement in traffic speed in Stockholm. Slight increase in public transport patronage in Gothenburg
Impact on air quality
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In Stockholm, the Parliament was able to meet its environmental goals with post-pricing reductions of 14% in carbon dioxide (CO2), 7% in nitrogen oxide (NOX) and 9% in particulate matter (PM10). Outside of the cordon, greenhouse gas emissions reduced by roughly 2.5%29
Impact on business and equity
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No impact on businesses was observed
Congestion pricing was a topic of discussion and debate in Sweden since the 1990s. Environmentalists had started studying the potential of ‘road tolls’ for traffic management. However, there were concerns over the legal status of congestion pricing—whether it is a tax or a charge. Users cannot be charged for using the existing infrastructure in Sweden. Hence, it was labelled as a tax. But municipal bodies in Stockholm have a right to impose taxes only on its own members which meant that vehicles coming from outside Stockholm could not have been taxed. Amendments in the constitution would have been necessary to 25
https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/vans-minibuses-and-more
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https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone/larger-vehicles Note: All data for Stockholm has been sourced from “Jonas Eliasson (2014). The Stockholm congestion charges: an overview”; unless mentioned otherwise 27
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Note: All data for Gothenburg has been sourced from “Maria Börjesson (2014). The Gothenburg congestion charge: Effects, design and politics”; unless mentioned otherwise 29
The Stockholm Congestion Charges: An Overview. Centre for Transport Studies Stockholm. 2004 | 26
