Road pricing may be only option for congested York

16 June 2008
 
City of York Council may be left with no choice but to introduce congestion charging, in order to halt the city’s escalating traffic levels, according to a draft scrutiny report.

The report warns that measures included in the council’s second local transport plan are not enough to tackle congestion.

By 2011, capacity on many principal roads will be reduced to no free flow, while off-peak and weekend traffic levels ‘are increasing faster than ever before’.

A number of major land developments have also been proposed since the production of its LTP 2 (Local Transport Plan), such as the British Sugar, Nestles and Terry’s sites.

‘It is clear that any additional development across the city in coming years will worsen the significant, adverse affects of the current high congestion levels,’ the report states.

It says the Transport Innovation Fund is the ‘most likely source’ of the extra funding needed to successfully tackle congestion, with future LTP allocations ‘extremely unlikely’ to suffice.

The report acknowledges that road pricing will be needed to attract TIF funding. ‘However, the revenue-collection and scheme-operation costs need to be accurately assessed to determine if such a scheme is viable and sustainable,’ it adds.

It also concedes that walking and cycling initiatives have failed, with modern lifestyles and the layout of the city ‘constraints’ that encourage vehicle-based travel.

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