Commentary: Why Johor Bahru should roll out congestion pricing when RTS opens

Commentary: Why Johor Bahru should roll out congestion pricing when RTS opens


PUBLIC OPINION CAN SHIFT

Perhaps the greatest barrier is political: The assumption that voters will never accept road pricing. Here, too, evidence offers hope.

In Stockholm, a trial congestion charge was put to a public referendum. Before the trial, most residents opposed it. After experiencing the benefits of cleaner air, shorter commutes, a majority voted to keep the price for roads that were previously free.




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