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Péage de cordon

English translation: cordon-tolling (scheme) / cordon charge


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French term or phrase:Péage de cordon
English translation:cordon-tolling (scheme) / cordon charge
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06:25 Nov 29, 2009
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Social Sciences - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / CONGESTION CHARGES
French term or phrase: Péage de cordon
Comment les péages urbains peuvent-ils satisfaire une politique d ...
Or, l'instauration d'un péage de cordon ou de zone pour circuler dans .... Pour le péage de cordon, avec un système de barrières de péage en pleine voie et ...
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cordon-tolling (scheme) / cordon charge
Explanation:

Cordon-tolling / cordon entry scheme or simply cordon tolling designate the whole system. Cordon charge is the tax itself.

cf. this Federal Highway Administration review:

Cordon charge—A flat or variable fee levied for crossing the designated boundary around an urban center. Cordons can be used for entrance or exit of any road designated by the cordon(s). Manchester, England, has proposed a cordon charge to enter the regional center only during the morning peak period inbound and the evening peak period outbound.
Stockholm is an example of a single cordon charge.
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08042/cp_prim2_0...

Simpler New York City congestion charge scheme recommended by state commission
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/3377
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4 +2cordon-tolling (scheme) / cordon charge
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4Cordon toll (toll cordon)
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Péage de cordon
cordon-tolling (scheme) / cordon charge


Explanation:

Cordon-tolling / cordon entry scheme or simply cordon tolling designate the whole system. Cordon charge is the tax itself.

cf. this Federal Highway Administration review:

Cordon charge—A flat or variable fee levied for crossing the designated boundary around an urban center. Cordons can be used for entrance or exit of any road designated by the cordon(s). Manchester, England, has proposed a cordon charge to enter the regional center only during the morning peak period inbound and the evening peak period outbound.
Stockholm is an example of a single cordon charge.
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08042/cp_prim2_0...

Simpler New York City congestion charge scheme recommended by state commission
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/3377


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Cordon toll (toll cordon)


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