The More Stringent, the Better? Rationing Car Use in Bogota with Moderate and Drastic Restrictions / Jorge A Bonilla
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: World Bank E-Library ArchivePublisher: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2016Description: 1 Online-Ressource (43 p)Additional physical formats: Erscheint auch als: The More Stringent, the Better? Rationing Car Use in Bogota with Moderate and Drastic Restrictions. Druck-Ausgabe Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2016DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-7846Online resources: Summary: Rationing car use based on license plate number has become a popular policy in several cities around the world to address traffic congestion and air pollution. This paper studies the effects of the moderate and drastic driving restrictions imposed as part of the Pico y Placa program on car use and air pollution in Bogota. Using data on ambient carbon monoxide, gasoline consumption, and vehicle sales and registrations, no evidence of an improvement in air quality or a reduction in car use is found in either phase of the program. On the contrary, there is some indication that, relative to the moderate phase, gasoline consumption, vehicle ownership, and carbon monoxide in the morning peak tended to increase slightly when drastic restrictions were implementedPPN: PPN: 1724862588Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBANo physical items for this record