Managing Private Vehicles in Asian Cities

• Main Author: PHANG, Sock-Yong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Asia; motor vehicles; traffic congestion; transport policies; Asian Studies; Economics; Transportation
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1763; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/2762/viewcontent/Phang_2014_ManagingPrivateVehicles.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Asia's rapid urbanization and growing incomes have resulted in a corresponding booming market in motor vehicle sales. In 2013, an estimated 18 million new passenger cars were sold in China. Motor vehicle users generate congestion, pollution, accidents, noise and road damage. Yet, in most cities...