tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37583332747236920.post3093884374519762056..comments2023-09-27T16:07:50.948+01:00Comments on (Drawing) Rings Around The World: What the congestion charge didJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04831368698879583744noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37583332747236920.post-91080571639642835912013-02-19T08:41:04.916+00:002013-02-19T08:41:04.916+00:00Same CAPC report shows that bus share of into-cent...Same CAPC report shows that bus share of into-central-area traffic rose steadily from 2000, so I'd suggest the decline in car use was at least partly due to better/cheaper buses (partly paid for from CC income after 2003, of course). TfL point this out themselves:<br /><br />"A gradual decrease in total morning peak travel to central London until 2003, followed by a generally rising trend for the rest of the decade, with the level in 2011 being 5 per cent above that of 2000. The increase between 2010 and 2011 was 3 per cent.<br />• A reduction of over half – 51 per cent – in the number of people using the car. The impact of the introduction of congestion charging in 2003 is visible in the figure, but is not the only factor involved in this dramatic shift away from private transport for these journeys.<br />• An increase of 55 percent in the use of the bus – broadly mirroring the pattern of large-scale increases in bus use seen more widely in London over the same period.<br />• A 179 per cent increase in cycling to central London, again mirroring wider trends for this mode as reported in Travel in London report 5."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528153700227522801noreply@blogger.com