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The Stockholm congestion tax (Swedish: Trängselskatt i Stockholm), also found referred to as the Stockholm congestion charge, is a congestion pricing system implemented as a tax which is levied on most vehicles entering and exiting central Stockholm, Sweden.[1] The congestion tax was implemented on a permanent basis on August 1, 2007,[2][3] after a seven-month trial period between January 3, 2006 and July 31, 2006.[4]
The primary purpose of the congestion tax is to reduce traffic congestion and improve the environmental situation in central Stockholm.[4] The funds collected will be used for new road constructions in and around Stockholm.[5]
A referendum was held in September 2006 a couple months after the end of the trial period. In the referendum the residents of Stockholm municipality voted yes and in 14 other municipalities voted no to implement it permanently. On October 1, 2006, the leaders of the winning parties in the 2006 general election, declared they would implement the Stockholm congestion tax permanently.[5] The parliament approved this on June 20, 2007,[6] and the congestion tax came into effect on August 1, 2007. Read More
This StreetFilm for The Campaign for New York’s Future explains the health and transportation benefits of congestition pricing, one of the 127 proposals included in Mayor Bloomberg’s ambitious PlaNYC2030.
The Campaign for New York’s Future is a coalition of over 80 civic, business, environmental, labor, religious, public health and community organizations partnering to make every neighborhood in NYC a great place to live and work.
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Tanya
Monday, 25th January 2010 at 7:21 pm
Yes, yes and yes!
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