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DEBATE * UK - What price congestion?
Report: Congestion is costing the economy £20bn a yearLondon,UK -Commercial Motor/Road Transport, by Roanna Avison -17 January 2008: -- The fact that the country's roads are struggling to cope with the sheer volume of traffic trying to use them is well known. As is the fact that the time spent sitting in queues is bad for business, as well as drivers' stress levels. So it comes as no surprise that a report by think tank Policy Exchange into the UK's transport infrastructure found that the roads we all depend on are "not fit for purpose". As a result congestion is costing the economy £20bn a year, the report warns... In fact it says the UK's roads are so poor that they are near the bottom of the international league table. The UK has fewer kilometres of motorway than other European countries with comparable populations...
The spokesman adds that road pricing, backed up by public transport improvements, has the potential to cut predicted congestion growth by nearly half: "That is why we are working with local authorities who want to develop local schemes and exploring pricing as a concept"...Labels: price congestion debate
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