Manchester ponders congestion charging
Locals to be asked if they want London-style system
Manchester could be next for congestion charging. According to the online Manchester News, the city's transport bosses want to know what people think about the introduction of congestion charging on the London model in the UK's second city.
Advantages could be the same as in London, they said, with less traffic in the city centre and better public transport.
Roger Jones, chairman of Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority, said, "In the past we have discussed setting up a commission to investigate the issue of congestion charging in principle and it wasn't thought that it was the right time. But that time is coming now. We are not looking at implementing congestion charging but looking at the feasibility."
Tony Vickers, spokesman for the Association of British Drivers, said, "I don't think the poll it is a good idea on the whole. If it is anything like the surveys they held in London, the questions were loaded and aimed at a pre-determined result."
Edmund King, executive director of RAC Foundation, said, "Our view with central London was if public transport was improved upfront not after charging was introduced, to give motorists an alternative, that would make it much more viable.
"The difference between Manchester and London is before congestion charging, 86 per cent of people in London used public transport anyway. The figure is not as high as that in Manchester."
from Sarth Efrika
I find the trains are packed at rush hour times and its not uncommon for them to be late.
This will only get worse if there is a congestion charge.
I agree with the coment about the cancellatin of the metro extension.
Sort the public transport out first.
Kirk
>> Edited by kik1.6se on Wednesday 12th January 11:22
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