Publications Archive
Gaining Public Support for Congestion Charging: Lessons from Europe for U.S. Metropolitan Areas October 22, 2009 / John Swanson
In the fall of 2008, the author traveled to European metropolitan regions including London, Manchester, Stockholm, and Copenhagen to examine how decision-makers and planners in these regions have attempted to explain to the public proposed solutions to the challenges of urban sprawl and increased automobile dependence. This policy paper focuses on congestion charging, a solution that shows promise in discouraging driving while generating public revenue and increasing efficiency in travel behavior, but has proven particularly challenging to implement.



