Spillover Effect Details
- Policy
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Swiss Roads Initiative
- Alternative
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Dynamic Toll Pricing Model
- Dimension
- Education
- Criteria
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- Time Frame
- 5
- Score
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- PositiveImpact
- Exposure to less congestion might allow students and teachers to commute more easily to educational institutions, increasing attendance and engagement. Improved air quality due to reduced traffic leads to better health outcomes, positively impacting students' learning and development. Behavioral shifts in transportation could lead to a culture of sustainability and awareness about climate change in education.
- NegativeImpact
- Dynamic pricing might disproportionately affect lower-income working families who must commute, potentially leading to reduced access to educational opportunities. It could create a divide between those who can afford to change their driving habits and those who cannot, perpetuating inequalities in access to education.
- Description
- The Dynamic Toll Pricing Model is designed to alleviate congestion effectively and improve traffic management. However, it could fail due to inequitable burdens on lower-income commuters who rely on the motorway, potential technological barriers for those without access to smartphones or the necessary technology, and insufficient behavioral change from drivers who may choose to avoid tolls by taking alternative routes, potentially exacerbating congestion in neighboring areas. Compared to alternatives like Smart Traffic Management Systems and Integrated Public Transport Enhancements which offer broad access and longer-term systemic improvements, the Dynamic Toll Pricing Model does not address underlying socio-economic disparities relevant to education access effectively and may inadvertently worsen them. Given these considerations, it ranks poorly for future generations in comparison to its peers, ultimately creating a negative impact on the equity of educational access and long-term societal wellbeing.