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Sharing European Road Pricing Research & Good Practice

CURACAO: Coordination of urban road- user charging organisational issues

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Financed under the 6th EU Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development

Project overview (1):

Continues work of CUPID and PRoGRESS projects 15 consortium partners (5 cities, 10 expert partners) Coordinated by Transport &Travel Research Ltd 3 year duration commencing April 2006

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Project overview (2):

Research, best practice monitoring and coordination action (no demonstrations) Objective: to coordinate research and monitor the results of the implementation of road user charging as a demand management tool in urban areas

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Project approach:

What barriers are stopping cities moving forward with road pricing implementation? What support do cities need in order to

• vercome these barriers?

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Identifying barriers to road pricing:

User Needs Assessment conducted for 22 European cities in July 2006 Top 3 barriers:

Low public acceptability Lack of a political champion Difficulty in planning/managing such a large project

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Overcoming barriers through:

Annual reports on the State-of-the-Art Lessons learned from cities with road pricing experience:

Bristol, London, Oslo, Rome, Stockholm, The Hague Other cities

Working with a User Group of 20 interested cities Twice-yearly User Group workshops Publication of policy guidelines Wide range of dissemination activities

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

State-of-the-Art Review:

100 pages of expert opinion on:

Policy objectives Scheme design Acceptability Economy and Equity issues Transferability Prediction, Appraisal and Evaluation

Second report published Spring 2008

Technology, Environment and Business Models

Final report due early 2009

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Case Studies:

Pull together facts and figures from cities with road pricing experience into a single resource:

Bristol, London, Oslo, Rome, Stockholm, The Hague Other cities – Bologna, Durham, Manchester, Milan

Products:

Online Database Guiding Presentation

Available early 2009

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

User clicks on theme

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

User clicks on city

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

CURACAO User Group:

20 interested cities/regions from across Europe First User Group event held London, Mar 07

Presentation and site visit hosted by Transport for London Day seminar covering scheme design, acceptability and the integration of these themes

Second User Group event held Stockholm, Sep 07

Presentation of Stockholm trial results + site visit

Third User Group event held Amsterdam, Feb 08

Day seminar covering technology and business systems

Future meetings in Berlin, Barcelona and Italy (tbc)

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Policy advice: EC Green Paper

Published September 2007 ‘Towards a new culture for urban mobility’ The issues

Reduce congestion Lower emissions Encourage smarter, safer, more secure and more accessible urban transport

Invites responses to 25 questions, incl. urban RUC CURACAO responded on behalf of User Group

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Is there a need for a general framework and/or guidance for RUC?

Acceptability remains the principal concern. Acceptability is mainly based upon personal outcome expectations, which are typically negative and decline further as a scheme proposal becomes more concrete. The roles of complementary policy instruments and the intended use of road pricing revenue, e.g. for investments in public transport and reallocating road space to non-car modes, are critical.

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

What could be the potential role of the EU?

EU can help to overcome barriers by:

Publishing guidance based on CURACAO work Giving financial support to cities to finance feasibility studies

• f schemes with an RUC element (e.g. UK TIF)

Supporting demonstration projects Supporting educational schemes and toolkits Supporting research into interoperability

Dissemination activities:

Twice-yearly CURACAO newsletter Project website: www.curacaoproject.eu Meetings with government:

City, regional and national levels

Presentations:

National and international conferences

Articles:

Academic journals and trade magazines

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu

Further information:

Project website: www.curacaoproject.eu Project email: curacao@ttr-ltd.com Project office: +44 (0)117 907 6520

Coordination of urban road-user charging organisational issues http://www.curacaoproject.eu