12 practical steps to reduce car traffic in city centres


By AGENCY
  • Living
  • Sunday, 15 May 2022

Many large cities like Hong Kong are working to reduce the number of cars in their central areas. Photo: AFP

A study by researchers at Lund University in Sweden – published in the journal Case Studies on Transport Policy and available via Science Direct – highlights some of the ways that car traffic can be reduced in city centres.

Among the most effective are the introduction of a congestion charge, as well as the creation of car-free streets and segregated bike lanes.

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