Changes in the regulation of public transport in Ljubljana and the Ljubljana region, 2012

This is the second (comparative) study on the possibilities of improving traffic regulation in Ljubljana through an analysis of the perception of the concentration tax. The term “congestion charging” refers to different models of road-traffic overload resolution, through which road users (usually mainly passenger car users) are required to pay financial compensation for the use of a particular segment of the road network in a given, usually urban area. The concept of concentration tax is based on the assumption that, in specific circumstances, the use of passenger cars in traffic can produce various negative effects — externalities, and in this context monetary compensation acts as a mechanism for internalising these costs or compensating for them. In addition to measuring the views, opinions and perceptions of the respondents on the possibility of introducing compensation for entering the city by car, we also asked respondents for other measures, which should be implemented within the framework of the CIVITAS Elan project, and in particular the Parking and Driving System (P + R) — parking lots on the edge of the city, primarily intended for daily migrants to the city, who are supposed to leave a private car there and continue with one of the other driving alternatives (city bus, bicycle). In addition to concrete questions on both topics, we included in the questionnaire questions that measured other relevant sociocultural dimensions of both measures — from individual mobility preferences (driving habits, favouring possible transport policy orientations, etc.) to the demographic structure (education, age, working status, etc.) of the surveyed population. This is the second (comparative) study on the possibilities of improving traffic regulation in Ljubljana through an analysis of the perception of the concentration tax. The term “congestion charging” refers to different models of road-traffic overload resolution, through which road users (usually mainly passenger car users) are required to pay financial compensation for the use of a particular segment of the road network in a given, usually urban area. The concept of concentration tax is based on the assumption that, in specific circumstances, the use of passenger cars in traffic can produce various negative effects — externalities, and in this context monetary compensation acts as a mechanism for internalising these costs or compensating for them. In addition to measuring the views, opinions and perceptions of the respondents on the possibility of introducing compensation for entering the city by car, we also asked respondents for other measures, which should be implemented within the framework of the CIVITAS Elan project, and in particular the Parking and Driving System (P + R) — parking lots on the edge of the city, primarily intended for daily migrants to the city, who are supposed to leave a private car there and continue with one of the other driving alternatives (city bus, bicycle). In addition to concrete questions on both topics, we included in the questionnaire questions that measured other relevant sociocultural dimensions of both measures — from individual mobility preferences (driving habits, favouring possible transport policy orientations, etc.) to the demographic structure (education, age, working status, etc.) of the surveyed population.