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2. Parking and traffic controls
In a number of European cities, regulations to remove parking spaces and alter traffic routes – in many cases, replacing the space formerly dedicated to cars with car-free streets, bike lanes, and walkways – have proved highly successful.
even during unrestricted hours when all cars can visit the center. The violation fines are used to finance Rome’s public transport system.The most effective carrot-only measure identified by our review is a campaign to provide mobility services for commuters in the Dutch city of Utrecht. Local government and private companies collaborated to provide free public transport pass to employees, combined with a private shuttle bus to connect transit stops with workplaces.
, which applied a workplace parking charge to all major city employers possessing more than ten parking spaces. The revenue raised went towards supporting the Midlands city’s public transport network, including the expansion of a tram line.Programs providing company-wide travel strategies and advice to encourage employees to end their car commutes have been widely used in cities across Europe.
carrot-only approach of providing plans and infrastructure such as workplace bicycle storage, which saw a 3% shift away from car use.Similarly, university travel programs often combine the carrot of promotion of public transport and active travel with the stick of parking management on campus.
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