The practical application of road pricing started in Singapore in June 1975. Road pricing is an important component of Singapore's overall transportation strategy. While road capacity continues to be increased judiciously to meet rising travel demand, the strategy also calls for greater reliance on public transport usage and demand management. The Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) was in place for 23 years before being replaced by an electronic version called the electronic road Pricing System (ERP). In the paper after describing the experiences with the ALS, the ERP system is described. The traffic volume into the Central Business District (CBD) has reduced by about 10 % to 15 % during the ERP operation hours as compared to the ALS scheme. This was in spite of the road pricing charge being lower. The major difference is that the ERP charge is applicable for each passing, while the ALS charge allowed multiple entries for that day. The ERP has influenced particularly the behaviour of those who made multiple trips into the CBD. The ERP allows a finer graduation in rates and this can potentially have the ERP charges set at levels that commensurate better with the prevailing traffic conditions. The ERP has always been positioned as a traffic management tool and revenue was and is never a consideration.


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    Titel :

    Road pricing - Singapore's 30 years of experience


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    CESifo DICE Report ; 3 , 3 ; 12-16


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2005


    Format / Umfang :

    5 Seiten, 1 Tabelle, 3 Quellen



    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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