Tax on office premises in the Île-de-France (Greater Paris) region
July 6, 2020 11:53 pmInitially limited to office premises, this annual tax introduced in 1990 had its base extended in 1999 to retail and... View Article
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Lane rental scheme: funding road infrastructure by reducing the time limitations of roadworks
July 6, 2020 11:48 pmRoad infrastructure maintenance is essential if network performance is to be preserved. It requires regular interventions by public works companies.... View Article
Public space taxation: leveraging stock to fund flows
July 6, 2020 11:46 pmIn 2018 in France, the MAPTAM Law (loi de modernisation de l’action publique territoriale et d’affirmation des métropoles) introduced the... View Article
Land value capture: harnessing the value generated by accessibility
July 6, 2020 11:42 pmThe creation of transportation infrastructure enables cities to improve accessibility in certain areas. This concept is a strong determining factor... View Article
The specific case in France: public transportation funded by employers through the versement mobilité
July 6, 2020 11:37 pmAs early as the 1970s, the negative effects of the prevalence of the car, a victim of its success, were... View Article
Fare-free public transportation
July 6, 2020 11:31 pmIn increasingly congested urban centres where cars account for an overwhelming share of journeys, municipalities are seeking a way of... View Article
Public transportation passes and the limits of influencing flows
July 6, 2020 11:29 pmFrom the 1970s, mobility authorities started to offer weekly, monthly and annual travel passes. These passes gave their holders unlimited... View Article
Managed lanes: promoting some uses while funding infrastructure
July 6, 2020 11:26 pmThe spatial, financial and environmental pressures cities face limit municipalities’ ability to build new lanes in built-up areas or extend... View Article
City tolls, an opportunity to fund mobility
July 6, 2020 11:18 pmThe main goal of most 20th-century road developments was to adapt towns and cities to cars, not only in the... View Article
Zombie tax: emptying the streets, filling (robo)taxis
July 6, 2020 10:38 pmTaxis, ridesharing services and robotaxis all have a common feature: their effectiveness depends on their ability to be rapidly available... View Article
