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Policy Choices
       User May
Change
       Kheel Plan       2007
Levels  
1. Auto Cordon Fee (charged 24/7, unless "yes" is inputted in #2)           $16.00                    $2.76        
2. Is Cordon Fee Varied by Time of Day?     No No
3. Truck Cordon Fee as a multiple of Auto Cordon Fee (Note) 2 1.75
4. Taxi Surcharge (100% of which is then taxed) (Note)  % 25% 0%
5. Portion of CBD "new road capacity" kept from autos + trucks  %   50% 0%
6. Street defining northern boundary for Curbside Parking Charges (Note)   96
7. Subway Fare as a percent of current (1/2008) fare (Note)  % 0% 100%
8. Bus Fare as a percent of current (1/2008) fare (Note)  % 0% 100%
9. Subway Space Index (Note)   3.50 3.00
10. Bus Crowding Index (Note)   1.00 1.00


Policy Results
      
Note: Policy Choice #2 (above) is linked only to revenues. We are working on linking it to traffic impacts.
        Results apply to
choices in User May
Change
column
           Kheel Plan  
11. Reduction in auto trips entering cordon on typical weekday (Note)        253,900            253,900    
12. Above figure, expressed as percent reduction in auto trips now entering cordon   31.7%     31.7%    
13. Net increase in persons entering cordon by transit or auto on typical weekday   68,500     68,500    
14. Above figure, expressed as percent increase in person trips now entering cordon   2.4%     2.4%    
15. % increase in citywide person-trips by transit or auto   2.8%     2.8%    
16. % reduction in citywide VMT (VMT = Vehicle Miles Traveled; reflects all motor vehicles, not just automobiles)   8.9%     8.9%    
17. % reduction in VMT within cordon (streets only; no highways; assumes no change in truck traffic)   25.4%     25.4%    
18. % improvement in traffic speeds within cordon (streets only)   34.1%     34.1%    
19. % improvement in traffic speeds outside cordon    10.2%     10.2%    
20. % reduction in citywide CO2 emissions from all motor vehicles   10.1%     10.1%    
21. Annual Increase in funds available to agencies (i.e., in combined tolls plus farebox revenues) $ 460,000,000     $ 460,000,000    
22. Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits (Annual, Net) $ 5,500,000,000     $ 5,500,000,000    
23. of which Time Savings (by motor vehicle users both inside and outside CBD, including bus riders) provide following amounts $ 3,870,000,000     $ 3,870,000,000    
24. Additional subway cars that must be deployed during weekday peak hour (8-9 a.m.) (Note)   211       211