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
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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
Infrastructure usage rights: an analysis of the Eurovignette and the Swiss vignette
July 6, 2020 11:23 pmWith the exception of the removal of the French vehicle vignette tax in 2000 and the shelving of the écotaxe... 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
Putting a price on carbon to control emissions more effectively
July 6, 2020 11:03 pmIn France, alongside the construction sector, the transportation sector accounts for the most CO2 emissions, namely approximately 30% of national emissions.... View Article
Road usage charge: charging users rather than consumers
July 6, 2020 8:46 pmFaced with congestion, pollution and mobility funding issues, cities such as Singapore and States such as Oregon are currently testing... View Article
Singapore and the issurance of a quota of licences to finance mobility
July 6, 2020 8:43 pmThe scarcity of available public space drives Singapore’s mobility policy. The City-State occupies a territory restricted to the south by... View Article
Setting registration fees for electric vehicles
July 6, 2020 8:37 pmVehicles must be registered to be entitled to move around freely. Registration involves vehicle owners paying a tax, after which... View Article
Kilowatt-hour fee: taxing electricity consumption in mobility
July 6, 2020 8:27 pmThe difference between internal-combustion vehicles and electric vehicles cannot be summed up by engine type alone. The difference is also tax-related, as... View Article
