Traffic curbs suggested by the Bombay High Court to reduce congestion in Mumbai has been termed impractical by Maharashtra. On June 10, the court had asked the state to try out a traffic restraint scheme. It entailed private vehicles bearing registration numbers ending in particular digits are kept off the road on certain days of the week.
Traffic curbs suggested by the Bombay High Court to reduce congestion in Mumbai has been termed impractical by Maharashtra. On June 10, the court had asked the state to try out a traffic restraint scheme. It entailed private vehicles bearing registration numbers ending in particular digits are kept off the road on certain days of the week.
Easing traffic the Beijing way impractical for Mumbai says government traffic curbs suggested by the Bombay High Court to reduce congestion in Mumbai has been termed impractical by Maharashtra. On June 10, the court had asked the state to try out a traffic restraint scheme. It entailed private vehicles bearing registration numbers ending in particular digits are kept off the road on certain
This paper reviews the literature on the fiscal policy
instruments commonly used to reduce transport sector
externalities. The findings show that congestion charges
would reduce vehicle traffic by 9 to 12 percent and
significantly improve environmental quality. The vehicle
tax literature suggests that every 1 percent increase in
vehicle taxes would reduce vehicle miles by 0.22 to 0.45
Do away with 12 per cent central excise and state road taxes, which would bring down the cost of a bus by a few lakh rupees A new tax structure for private cars. Currently, the rates are 2 per cent on vehicles that cost up to Rs 4 lakh and 4 per cent on cars that cost more than Rs 4 lakh. Under the new structure, impose duty of 5 per cent on cars priced up to Rs 5 lakh, 10 per cent for
Immediate sign of the mobility crisis in our cities is paralyzing congestion, -- crawling traffic and high pollution levels. Mounting global evidence shows that this imposes high costs on urban communities. This can be around 2 - 3 per cent of the GDP. In many cities congestion occurs during the longer
From a greenhouse gas point of view, there are numerous chances for implementing measures that both reduce VKT and CO2e emissions, while yielding net increases in consumer utility. These interventions will need to be massively scaled-up, particularly in the cities of the rapidly urbanizing parts
