Science In The News- Congestion Charges

Coursework- Are Congestion Charges A Good Idea?

In the following essay I am going to answer the question: ‘are congestion charges a good idea?’ I shall be looking a t data, facts, opinions and trends- and will also look at how congestion charges are affecting health, the environment and the economy.

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Some people agree with the congestion charge, and can produce many facts to support their view. My source one can also provide many facts and figures. Source one says that since the congestion zone was put into place, traffic had been cut by 18%, and delays were down by 30% Since the congestion zone has been bought in, the public transport in the city (TFL) has improved dramatically, with 29,000 more people using the service- which will mean much more money towards it’s improvement. Source one also says that the streets of London were ‘clogged’ and the heavy traffic on the roads was costing businesses approximately Ł2 million a week. Research, polls and surveys also showed that 75% of Londoners supported the scheme ‘because it works’. However, my Source two disagrees with the congestion charge, and in the source current London mayor Boris Johnson states how he plans to ‘scrap’ the extended zones altogether. Source two says that the move by Johnson follows a ‘public consultation’, in which 67% of respondents (including 86% of businesses) said they wanted the extended zone lifted. On the other hand, this source also contains some contradicting points to Johnson’s decl...

Science In The News- Congestion Charges

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