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SummaryFirst principles assesmentEvidence on performancePolicy contributionComplementary instrumentsReferences

Complementary instruments

Types of instrument
Overcoming financial barriers
Overcoming political barriers
Compensating losers
Reinforcing benefits
Land-use
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Development pattern, including transport corridor-based developments designed to encourage provision and use of public transport
Attitudinal and behavioural
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Marketing campaign to encourage use of park-and-ride.
Infrastructure measures
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Bus priority or Guided bus systems or even LRT/heavy-rail
Management of the infrastructure
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High-quality bus services
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Traffic calming and improved walking and cycling facilities for town centre to capture environmental benefits of reduced congestion
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Urban traffic control systems with transponder on buses to change signal to green.
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Safe and convenient pedestrian and cycle access to site and cycle parking.
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Maintain bus services in rural areas
High-quality bus services
Charging
Increased parking charge in the centre to raise revenues.
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Increased parking charge and reduced parking supply in the centre to capture the decongestion benefits (avoid freed up road space refilling).
Road user charging to raise revenue
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Road user charging to capture the decongestion benefits (avoid freed up road space refilling)

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Text edited at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT