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Cardiff congestion: £2 charge plan to cut city traffic

22 January 2020/Categories: CILT, Industry News, Active Travel & Travel Planning, Transport Planning


A £2 congestion charge for drivers is being proposed in Cardiff as part of a £2bn, 10-year transport plan.

Cardiff council plans to charge non-residents in a bid to hit green targets and cut congestion as research said air quality is among the UK's worst.

The charge may come in by 2024 and the charging zone is under discussion.

London and Durham charge motorists to drive into the centre while Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester have been considering it.

Council leaders believe it will be a "supercharging" of the Metro plans, including creating new tram-train lines, opening new stations, rapid bus routes and segregated cycle lanes.

They admitted the city's transport network was "creaking" and no longer fit for purpose.

New stations at Loudon Square in Butetown, in the heart of Cardiff Bay, Crwys Road and Roath Park are proposed by 2024 before adding halts at Gabalfa, Victoria Park, Velindre, Roath Dock and Splott.

Proposals also include:

  • New park-and-ride facilities at the east and west of Cardiff - at junction 32 and junction 33 of the M4 motorway - and another at the planned Cardiff Parkway mainline station at St Mellons.
  • Working with bus operators to cut fares to £1 - half the price of a normal single fare in the city - and smart technology will prioritise buses at traffic lights and junctions to make public transport more attractive.
  • Bus and taxi operators will be offered incentives to use cleaner or electric engines.
  • An integrated ticketing system - similar to the Oyster in London - for all public transport in Cardiff, including buses, trams and bikes, could also be launched.
  • The council said it would also lobby the Welsh Government to complete the Eastern Bay link road between Eastern Avenue and Cardiff Bay.

source: BBC News

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