Spillover Effect Details
- Policy
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Swiss Roads Initiative
- Alternative
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Dynamic Toll Pricing for Congestion Management
- Dimension
- Infrastructure
- Criteria
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- Time Frame
- 30
- Score
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- PositiveImpact
- Dynamic toll pricing may lead to a more efficient use of the existing motorway infrastructure, giving future generations a more maintainable and less congested transportation network. Furthermore, reduced congestion could result in lower air pollution levels, contributing to a healthier environment for coming generations.
- NegativeImpact
- Dynamic toll pricing could disproportionately affect lower-income individuals who may avoid extra costs associated with peak time travel and have limited flexibility in their travel schedules. This could exacerbate economic inequalities over time, leading to social discord and limiting access to crucial economic opportunities for vulnerable populations in future generations.
- Description
- While dynamic toll pricing could theoretically reduce congestion and improve traffic flow, it fails to address fundamental social equity issues and may impose financial burdens on lower-income workers. This alternative also lacks long-term infrastructure improvements, relying solely on pricing adjustments without creating tangible enhancements to the roadways themselves. Furthermore, the evidence of success in other regions does not guarantee similar outcomes in Switzerland's unique context. Tensions could arise from the unpredictability of tolls, potentially leading to frustration among commuters, and contributing to a perception of increased cost of living. Compared with alternatives focused on infrastructure improvements or integrated public transport, dynamic toll pricing offers limited structural change and risk of negative socio-economic outcomes, thus ranking it lower in effectiveness for long-term sustainability.