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Changes in the frequency of shopping trips in response to a congestion charge
journal contribution
posted on 2009-09-10, 13:29 authored by Jan-Dirk Schmocker, Achille Fonzone, Mohammed Quddus, Michael G.H. BellThis paper presents an analysis of shopping trips into London’s central shopping district (Oxford Street area) before and after the introduction of
the congestion charging scheme in February 2003. In collaboration with a major department store, three surveys have been conducted in order to
understand the changes in shopping frequency and the reasons for so doing. The analysis is based on tabulations of the raw data, binary logit
models to analyse which customer groups have reduced their shopping frequency and ordered logit models to analyse which groups have reduced
their shopping more than others. The outcome shows that within the sample surveyed the congestion charging scheme has caused a significant
number to shop less often in central London and only a few to shop more often in the Oxford Street area. Negative experiences with the congestion
charging scheme or a generally bad perception of the scheme are the main reasons for this. Other events, such as the Central Line closure or
terrorist threats occurring at the same time also have a temporary influence on the shopping frequency in central London. Evidence from other
travel demand measures on city centre shopping activities suggest that the long-term effects of the congestion charge could be more positive.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
SCHMÖCKER, J.D....et al., 2006. Changes in the frequency of shopping trips in response to a congestion charge. Transport Policy, 13(3), pp. 217–228.Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2006Notes
This article was published in the journal, Transport Policy [© Elsevier] and the definitive version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.09.005ISSN
0967-070XLanguage
- en