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Strategies to Help Tackle Transport Congestion

The concept of a congestion charge: ‘The Business Council of Australia has recommended the charge in a new report on infrastructure … BCA director of policy Maria Tarrant said a congestion charge should be part of a package of solutions, which would vary from city to city and would include public transport upgrades.’ 

The BCA paper, Infrastructure: Roadmap for Reform, cited in article titled ‘Cities “Need Car Congestion Tax”’, The Australian, 8 October 2007.