Bike-friendly Scandinavia
2006.01.04
I’m not sure which category this post is supposed to be filed under… I’m not even sure if it has to be written on Noisedfisk, but in my humble opinion, it’s part of Scandinavian culture after all. Here you go: a “car congestion tax” has just been introduced in Stockholm, as you probably know. Trängselskatt i Stockholm or Stockholmsförsöket is a traffic congestion and environmental tax that will be imposed on most vehicles in Stockholm during a trial period between January 3, 2006 and July 31, 2006. There will be a referendum in September 2006 for the residents of Stockholm municipality to decide whether to implement it permanently or not. The primary purposes of the congestion tax is to reduce traffic congestion and improve the environmental situation in central Stockholm.
It’s funny to remember that similar taxes have been introduced in the past few years in Scandinavia, especially in Norway (Trondheim, Oslo and Bergen) – I thought that London was the first to introduce this tax, but it’s far from being the case… It’s funny to read this article of the Copenhagen Post: the Copenhagen new Lord Mayor, Ritt Bjerregaard, supports this system that would charge motorists for driving into the city…
I guess it’s not the best nor the only solution, but I wish it could be introduced down here, in Paris. That would make cycling much safer and nicer…
Picture from Dcandido on Flickr.
January 5th, 2006 - 06:14
Just created a new category :) It should fit.
February 13th, 2010 - 07:14
Hello, u doing? I did recently got myself a motorbike and I do require some assistance with a query i have been having ever since i got it. I am the type of person that can get very cold very easy and i cant seem to keep warm enough on my Motorcycle! How I can i fix this?