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Road user charging belongs on the political agenda as the best answer for congestion management

  • Written by Marion Terrill, Transport Program Director, Grattan Institute
imageRoad user pricing would encourage people to take non-essential trips at a different time, or not at all.thomasthethinkengine.com

Road user charging is probably the best idea we have to reduce congestion and to enable better decisions on road investment. Average travel speeds in our cities are decreasing, and congestion is only likely to worsen as...

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