When Nottingham metropolis council launched a office parking levy in 2012, it had congestion in its crosshairs, not carbon. Limitless visitors jams price town round £160m yearly, whereas public transport was in dire want of funding.
So, the council determined to grow to be the primary European metropolis to cost employers who present parking areas.
A decade on, the levy has raised nearly £100m, serving to fund an extension to town’s tram community, plus enhancements to Nottingham prepare station, and the bus community.
The scheme is estimated to have diminished native carbon emissions by 33 per cent, whereas creating 1,200 jobs. “There have been fears it might drive companies out, however we see no proof of that,” stated Chris Carter, the council’s head of transport.
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