CIVITAS-ELAN 3.2. Study of congestion charging and dialogue on pricing
CIVITAS-ELAN 3.2. Study of congestion charging and dialogue on pricing
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Marko Slavulj, Ph.D.University of Zagreb
Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
Zagreb, 10 October 2013
CIVITAS-ELAN3.2. Study of congestion charging
and dialogue on pricing
Presentation overview Measure objectives Implementation process Measure outcomes
• Impact evaluation
• Process evaluation
Lessions learned from the process
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Measure objectives
The most frequent problem of urban mobility is traffic congestion caused by car overflow.
Many cities are built around historic cores that are not suitable for modern traffic conditions.
Streets are usually too narrow and without the ability for expansion which means that traffic problems have to be solved by some other means and activities (e.g. introducing solutions from the domain of intelligent transport systems, implementing more restrictive traffic policies etc.).
Measure 3.2 explored possibilities for the introduction of a congestion charging scheme in the City of Zagreb, by conducting a study on congestion charging.
The study was aimed at:
Exploring traffic congestion in the city centre area.
Exploring limiting exhaust emissions, vibrations and noise caused by traffic.
Exploring the possibility of introducing to the public a polluter-pays-principle in urban transport.
Exploring the possibility of reducing the number of vehicles entering the city centre.
Fostering the use of PT, cycling and walking.
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Implementation process
Throughout the surveys and public discussions with citizens and businesses, as well as closed (technical) meetings with traffic professionals, engineers and local authorities it was decided that the most efficient way to introduce congestion charging in the city is to introduce an indirect model.
Specifically, the use of vignettes in defined zone of the city was chosen. The vignettes would be controlled by the city police officers who are already obliged to control traffic conditions in the city anyhow. This solution does not require expensive investments into the traffic infrastructure (e.g. toll booths, cameras, control centre etc.) and can be implemented relatively easy.
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Implementation process
Within the study a possible eco-zone in the city centre of approximately 2 km² has been defined
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The price of the vignette is determined by the type of engines, i.e. engines with lower Euro-standard (larger polluters) will pay a higher amount.
Vignettes are categorized into five types (green, yellow, red, grey and white).
White vignettes are related to electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles and will be free of charge
The penalty for not having a vignette will be as much as the price of the most expensive vignette (133.33 €). Vignettes will apply to Croatian number plates.
It is estimated that in the case of an introduction of the eco-zone in the City of Zagreb the number of vehicles in the zone would be reduced by 10% and air quality would increase by 15%.
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Colour of vignette Fee on an annual basis in EUR (€)
Type 1 13,33Type 2 26,66Type 3 66,66
Type 4 133,33Type 5 Free
M1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - 2 STROKEM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - without catalystM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - without catalyst + LPGM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - without catalyst + CNGM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - CATalystM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - REG-CAT - EURO IIM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - REG-CAT - EURO IIIM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - REG-CAT - EURO IVM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - REG-CAT - EURO VM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - REG-CAT + LPGM1 - PASSENGER CAR OTTO - REG-CAT + CNGM1 - PASSENGER CAR WANKEL - without catalystM1 - PASSENGER CAR WANKEL - REG-CATM1 - PASSENGER CAR WANKEL - REG-CAT-EURO IIM1 - PASSENGER CAR WANKEL - REG-CAT-EURO IIIM1 - PASSENGER CAR WANKEL - REG-CAT-EURO IVM1 - PASSENGER CAR WANKEL - REG-CAT + LPGM1 - PASSENGER CAR DIESELM1 - PASSENGER CAR DIESEL - EURO IIM1 - PASSENGER CAR DIESEL - EURO IIIM1 - PASSENGER CAR DIESEL - EURO IVM1 - PASSENGER CAR DIESEL - EURO VM1 - PASSENGER CAR HYBRID (ELEC. + OTTO)M1 - PASSENGER CAR WANKEL - REG-CAT - EURO VM1 - PASSENGER CAR WANKEL - REG-CAT + CNGM1 - PASSENGER CAR ELECTRIC MOTOR
Measure outcomes - Impact evaluation
The measure 3.2 did not consider a real life implementation of congestion charging. Hence only one impact of the measure 3.2 can be detected:
Acceptance level of the congestion charging policy
Since the measure implemented different activities with the purpose of raising the acceptance level of congestion charging, it is expected that this level will increase. The survey among citizens and business subjects, conducted on the measure level, was used to evaluate this impact.CIVITAS-ELAN presentation, Vaše ime i prezime
Measure outcomes - Impact evaluation
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Measure outcomes - Process evaluation
During the whole project lifetime there were no deviations from the original plan.
Barriers Preparation phase - Lack of data Implementation phase - Commitment
of key stakeholders, Public acceptance Drivers Preparation phase - Availability of
literature and best practice Implementation phase - Personal
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Measure outcomes - Process evaluation
Participation
Partner 1: Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (ZFOT)
Partner 2: City of Zagreb - City Office for Strategic Planning and City Development
Partner 3: NGO ODRAZ Stakeholders Stakeholder 1: Citizens and business subjects institutions - City Transport and Traffic
Department. Ministry of Interior. Zagreb Traffic Police. Croatian Auto Club. Zagreb Parking Company. Agency for Commercial Business. Representatives of city community boards. NGO Green Action.
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Lessions learned from the process
Lesson 1 – Importance of stakeholderso dealing with complex traffic engineering problems, a wide
range of stakeholders needs to be includedo citizens and stakeholders have to be considered as a part
of the solution and not as a problemo importance of the media has to be recognized as well Lesson 2 – Dissemination of relevant informationo The information sharing needs to include all relevant data,
e.g. explaining the full set of benefits to the users of the measure might be highly beneficial.
o In the particular case, the results of the surveys show that the business subjects realized that they could benefit from congestion charging regime (faster delivery, increased number of pedestrians).
o congestion charging income would be invested into alternative transport modes
Lesson 3 – Importance of datao Without the data it is not possible to realistically derive
appropriate solution for a specific traffic environment.
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Thank you for your attention!
University of ZagrebFaculty of Transport and Traffic
Sciences
http://www.fpz.unizg.hr
Marko Slavulj, Ph.D.Department of Urban transport
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