A new European Cyclist Federation (ECF) report has found that congestion charging is a key way to get more people on bikes. ECF claims that investing revenues from congestion charges into sustainable mobility plans, and particularly cycling, can improve the urban environment with less congestion and improved air quality.
In Milan, congestion charges were spent entirely on measures to promote sustainable mobility, including the bike sharing system “BikeMi”. This which led to a considerable usage growth concentrated in the area covered by their scheme.
London is one of the cities featured in the report, having introduced a charge in 2003. Cycling in the inner city has increased by 66 percent since the introduction of the congestion charge. Cycling has also become safer, says the ECF: crashes in Central London have decreased by 40%. Full copy of the report can be found here
In Milan, congestion charges were spent entirely on measures to promote sustainable mobility, including the bike sharing system “BikeMi”. This which led to a considerable usage growth concentrated in the area covered by their scheme.
London is one of the cities featured in the report, having introduced a charge in 2003. Cycling in the inner city has increased by 66 percent since the introduction of the congestion charge. Cycling has also become safer, says the ECF: crashes in Central London have decreased by 40%. Full copy of the report can be found here
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