Présentation au colloque "La fabrique du mouvement", Paris, 26/03/2012

1. Social unacceptability of urban road pricing:
Manchester, the toll and the democracy
Laurent Fouillé, Sociologist
« La fabrique du mouvement » Paris, 26/03/2012
Pay to drive on public roads?
No thanks
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2. ACTORS
PROS CONS
National
representatives
Gordon Brown (Prime Minister), Alistair
Darling, Douglas Alexander, Ruth Kelly,
Geoff Hoon (Transport Secretary) all Labour
John Leech, George Osbourne, Theresa
Villier, David Cameron, William Hague all
Conservatives
Local
representatives
Roger Jones, Richard Leese, Howard
Bernstein, Peter Smith (Labour)
Graham Stringer (Labour), Susan Williams,
Matt Colledge (Tory), Peter Franzen (CAP)
Academics
Pr. David Begg, Pr. Stephen Glaister (Imperial
College London)
Enterprises and
business
community
First, Stagecoach, TUC, Co-op Estate, Work
Foundation, House of Frazer, Confederation
of British Industries UNITED CITY
Peel Holdings, Kellogg's, Unilever, Harvey
Nichols, Forum for Privete Business,
Federation of Small Business, Institute of
Directors, National Haulage Association,
GREATER MANCHESTER MOMENTUM
GROUP (GMMG)
Associations
Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, several
cyclists and environmental associations
CLEAN AIR NOW (CAN)
National Alliance Against Toll, Association of
British Drivers, MANCHESTER AGAINST ROAD
TOLL (MART)
Celebrities
Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United's
coach)
John Wilkinson (Salford Reds' president),
Quentin Wilson (TV presenter and motoring
expert)
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3. ARGUMENTS
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4. TIMELINE
Trafford
Rochdale
Stockport
Bolton
MART
Trafford
Stockport
Bury
GMMG
Bolton
AGMA'sunanymous
agreementon principle
local
élections
Roger Jones renewed
at GMPTA's head
1sttv
debate
AGMA votes for the
TIFbid (8/10)
AGMA adopts
the 2/3 vote
procedure
localelections:
Roger Jones's out
1stpublic meeting
2nd tv debate
referendum's
result NO=80%
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
janv.-00 janv.-01 janv.-02 janv.-03 janv.-04 janv.-05 janv.-06 janv.-07 janv.-08 janv.-09
GMPTA launch a survey on
congestion charge acceptability
DfT subsidy
for TIF studies
DfT agreement to
AGMA'sTIF scheme
Richard Leese'sU-turn
about referendum
AGMA adopts the
referendumprocedure
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5. TIMELINE
All
Motorways
A Roads
B Roads
http://www.gmtu.gov.uk/reports/transport2009/GMTU%20Report%201580%20Road%20Traffic%20Section%20Tables%202009.xls
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6. RELATED CONTROVERSIES
• SUB
- Local parking fees
- Townhall new parking
- False mancunians on
GM leaflet
- Expert board
nomination
- Yes campaign phone
number on the ballot
paper
• META
- National pay-as-you-go
scheme
- TIF bid : Manchester
only applicant
- Birmingham Motorway
toll
- London congestion
charge (false
plates, new zone, new
price…)
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7. http://www.wordle.net/
Thank you for your attention
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