Policy makers step on the gas with plans to charge road users on congested highways
The imperatives driving transport policy are set to change, both in the short
term, with London Mayor Ken Livingstone's decision to impose a congestion tax
on central London, and in the long term, with the proposals by the Commission
for Integrated Transport to price many vehicles off the road. Both moves have
significant implications for the environment - in terms of achieving a significant
lowering of traffic generated pollution - and for all forms of transport and vehicles
used in waste management. The options of sending waste by rail or by water, reviewed
on page 8 of this latest LAWE Tracking Trends series, should come much more into
the picture, backed by Best Value policies.