| Comment | >I understand that it's not meant to be targeted and trying to solve an issue with a broad stroke, but I do think that climate change is now progressing to the point (as in emissions and energy usage are still increasing, not decreasing) that I feel such naive approaches are untenable.
I think that's why a congestion charge is where we'll likely end up. For a range of reasons, some you highlight such as negative externalities of having heavier vehicles on city streets (surface repair costs, increased danger to pedestrians, etc) through to a need to also curb fine particulate matter (caused largely by tires) which isn't touched by the LEZ which is focused on NO2 emissions, I expect we'll be moving towards more robust measures bit by bit. |
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