Copenhagen needs a city toll

The Danes are discussing how to reduce traffic in the centre of Copenhagen. Some streets have already been closed to traffic, and now support is mounting for a ban on lorries. But the best solution is a congestion charge, writes Politiken daily in its Blog: "Public local transport cannot be had for free, but the parliament is preventing a congestion charge which could finance the transport system. Such city tolls are good liberal policy, and they work well in London and Stockholm. Milan and New York are also on the verge of implementing them. ... Other countries are imposing tolls on drivers and putting the money into public transport systems, and we would be in good company by doing the same."

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