Munich or Berlin need to make the town middle utterly or partially car-free. A congestion cost, just like that in London, can be mentioned time and again. The youthful they’re, the much less they consider it.
That is the results of a consultant Civey survey of greater than 5,000 folks aged 18 and over commissioned by “Automobilwoche”. 56 p.c reject a congestion cost. Virtually a 3rd of these surveyed could be in favor of it. Most supporters of a downtown automotive use charge are within the older age bracket, 49 and over: slightly below half could be in opposition to it.
The youthful, then again, the decrease the willingness to pay. “Youthful customers specifically are refusing to pay for journeys into metropolis centres. Greater than three quarters (77 p.c) of 18 to 29 yr olds see no resolution to lowering inner-city visitors,” experiences the “Automobilwoche”.
German cities are additionally contemplating charging tolls – each to cut back visitors and to enhance their metropolis coffers. Cities around the globe method the problem of visitors limitations in very other ways. In London, for instance, there was a steadily growing toll for the town for years in addition to driving bans for older vehicles, particularly diesel automobiles. Different cities reminiscent of Barcelona largely block total districts for automotive visitors with so-called “superblocks”. An alternative choice are license plate-based driving bans: on sure days solely vehicles with even quantity plates are allowed to drive, on others solely these with odd numbers on the quantity plate.