http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/business/yourmoney/11view.html Overview of time-sensitive road tolls. Economics prof: “Everyone accepts that if your car is stationary, it’s fine to pay for parking. But if you tell people they need to pay to move their car between two points, they think it’s crazy.” 00:03
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Entry Posted February 13, 2007
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Urbanomics (gulzar05.blogspot.com):
… there does not need to be any boundary ring - individual streets and junctions can be charged. The data collected through electronic systems can also be used to help plan future road infrastructure." Daniel Gross in the Economic View column of NYT,What’s the Toll? It Depends on the Time of Day, outlines the advantages of congestion pricing. "Congestion pricing — the concept of charging higher fees to consumers for a good or a service at times of heavy use — is well established in businesses like hotels, long-distance phone service and …
Urbanomics (gulzar05.blogspot.com):
… there does not need to be any boundary ring - individual streets and junctions can be charged. The data collected through electronic systems can also be used to help plan future road infrastructure." Daniel Gross in the Economic View column of NYT,What’s the Toll? It Depends on the Time of Day, outlines the advantages of congestion pricing. "Congestion pricing — the concept of charging higher fees to consumers for a good or a service at times of heavy use — is well established in businesses like hotels, long-distance phone service and …
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