1. PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007 Some thoughts on Road Pricing

2. PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007 Fuel taxes, paying car parks, vehicles taxes, road tolls More and more electronic tools Distinction: calculation (by km, per hour) time of the day (peak time) area funds allocation 1. Road pricing tools

3. PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007 Better to charge than not to do in order to cover external costs manage congestion Road traffic => problems => synergy needed road pricing enforcement urban planning How to use the income from the tolls ? 2. Road pricing is beneficial

4. PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007 Road pricing system well done = less congestion and more income Less congestion = less pollution, more safety, more space More income = public transport, new roads, less taxes 3. Multiple effects

5. PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007 Without toll system reallocation of space very difficult no extra income Urban areas: careful with urban spreading 3. Multiple effects

6. PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007 Improvements to the transport system Some realistic alternatives Compensations 4. Acceptability

7. PG Funding and Management Strategies Paris 22.2.2007 Thank you ! Any comments ?