Urban vehicle access regulations

Abstract

Urban Vehicle Access Restrictions (UVARs) contribute to addressing several challenges that markets alone are not able to address. They are based on access time, allow certain types of vehicles or regulate access on emission levels of the vehicle, the loading factor, road use (size), parking capacity or loading and unloading operations. The chapter makes an in-depth analysis of the conditions and key success factors for several selected UVAR schemes and solutions. To this end, existing literature (scientific, sector-related and policy documents), best practices and interviews with relevant stakeholders are analyzed and useful conclusions are revealed.