I agree that congestion charging is a "dull knife" but it's better than nothing, and if the measures advocated by Stefan Langeveld were implemented I think...
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Stephen Plowden
stephenplowden
Jan 9, 2006 6:20 pm
Another way of getting rid of the loophole that Stefan mentions (that people who have private off-street parking spaces in city centres escape parking charges)...
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Paul Metz - and others
fekbritton
Jan 9, 2006 12:44 pm
This is indeed the core of our very serious issue. The GM and many other bosses only understand the business-as-usual approach. Other bosses are already aware...
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Stefan Langeveld
slangeveld
Jan 9, 2006 12:01 pm
Undesirable as Charged The Case against City Circulation Charging (CCC) by Stefan Langeveld Due to the putative success of the Congestion Charge (CC) in...
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Rory McMullan
roryer
Jan 7, 2006 2:18 pm
Dear All, In the welcome email to this list it suggests I should introduce myself to the list. I work as the marketing and membership manager for the...
1117
Anzir Boodoo
ab_transcience
Jan 7, 2006 8:23 am
Eric, ... Our government prefers a PFI with repayments over ultimately cheaper government borrowing and putting up the money upfront. Don't ask me why. ... ...
1116
Eric Britton
fekbritton
Jan 6, 2006 9:01 pm
Our friend Stefan Langeveld and I were talking about the way the votes are going here, and I challenged him as to why he thought that (a) the Stockholm project...
1115
Stephen Plowden
stephenplowden
Jan 6, 2006 2:54 pm
One thing we can do is to get rid of vehicles which are heavier, more powerful, with a higher top speed or with greater acceleration than their function...
1114
Eric Bruun
ericbruun@...
Jan 6, 2006 7:24 am
There are additional factors special to the UK versus Europe or North America when it comes to funding LRT. 1) PFI means higher interest rates for any loans,...
1113
Eric Britton
fekbritton
Jan 5, 2006 6:54 pm
Dear Friends, From some of the echoes I have been getting since we had this new section posted, we still have a way to go to make it clear what this is all...
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joshua odeleye
joshuaodeleye
Jan 5, 2006 6:35 pm
I think the best thing to do in developing countries is to sensitize the authorities of the need to prioritize investment in and planning objectives of public...
1111
Michael Replogle
Michael_Replogle@...
Jan 5, 2006 4:44 pm
How street space is allocated, priced, and managed tells people how to travel. Motorization is growing virtually everywhere, driven by the increased speed and...
1110
Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Jan 5, 2006 4:10 pm
The problem is that large differences in either speed or weight when two bodies collide always bode ill for the lighter/slower one. If you believe you can get...
1109
Eric Britton
fekbritton
Jan 5, 2006 4:04 pm
I have been told that the background information on our Stockholm support project is not sufficiently clear or detailed. So I have gone back into the New...
1108
Per Homann Jespersen
perhomannjes...
Jan 5, 2006 4:03 pm
Some experience from Denmark on segregation strategies for cyclists: In Copenhagen cyclism is increasing – 41% over the last ten years (measured as kms)....
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Carlos F. Pardo SUTP
pardinus
Jan 5, 2006 2:33 pm
I think the basic problem in traffic is that it is clearly a complete Darwinian "survival of the fittest"- or the biggest, heaviest, etc. This is enhanced in...
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Lee Schipper
SCHIPPER@...
Jan 5, 2006 1:42 pm
Been there, done that. I cycled in traffic in Paris for 6 years, and now almost four years in WAshington DC. I just learn to avoid the cars. My only accident...
1105
Simon Norton
simonphillip...
Jan 5, 2006 8:05 am
Michael Yeates said on New Mobility Cafe that a cycling strategy should not have to rely on segregation. In principle I agree. However I also say that people ...
1104
Eric Britton
fekbritton
Jan 4, 2006 6:09 pm
Let me share with you a few quick thoughts on why I think this is an important issue and a good opportunity for us to speak out on it. 1. There is now a...
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URB-AL Network No.8
rrothfu
Jan 4, 2006 5:17 pm
At Spiegel online http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,393367,00.html almost 2500 (mainly) German readers voted with 68% for the congestion charge. But...
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Eric Britton
fekbritton
Jan 4, 2006 4:59 pm
Not exactly New Mobility per se, but try this with your children (and yourself) to remind yourself about just how well you know Europe. By way of a very small...
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Eric Britton
fekbritton
Jan 4, 2006 12:36 pm
Well, we have decided to open up a Poll on this which you will find in our New Mobility Idea factory. Here is how it looks: Will the Stockholm Congestion...
1100
NewMobilityCafe@yahoo...
Jan 4, 2006 12:20 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the NewMobilityCafe group: Will the Stockholm Congestion Pricing succeed in getting majority public...
1099
Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 4, 2006 11:42 am
A New Mobility Café member wrote: "I agree with Professor David Begg's suggestion that the congestion charge extends to all roads within the M25. Were this to...
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Michael Yeates
fekbritton
Jan 4, 2006 9:13 am
... From: Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 12:35 AM After several readings of this interesting collection of views (following), it isn't clear to me who said...
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Wetzel Dave
davewetzel@...
Jan 4, 2006 8:30 am
In London there is the "Zingo" service which you dial up on your mobile phone (cell-phone); the computer automatically identifies your location and you are put...
1096
Eric Britton
fekbritton
Jan 3, 2006 7:35 pm
New Mobility/Year Agenda - Fast 2006 Update 1. The New Mobility <http://www.newmobility.org/> Agenda at http://www.newmobility.org has undergone a major...
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Simon Norton
simonphillip...
Jan 3, 2006 7:31 pm
I'd love to be able to traverse London, or even Cambridge, by bus, at the speed suggested by Anzir Boodoo (30kph) ! It's even more ambitious than the target I ...
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Anzir Boodoo [mailto:...
fekbritton
Jan 2, 2006 8:24 pm
Simon, On 31 Dec 2005, at 15:53, Simon@..., ... It didn't... at least not upfront as with all other tram schemes and proposals to date. ...
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Eric Britton
fekbritton
Jan 2, 2006 8:23 pm
This is just to encourage those of you who have a taste for this sort of thing to go to our fine home page and click the slowly developing xTransit links. No...
