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The Singapore Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) (Malay: Skim Perlesenan Kawasan Singapura) was a road pricing scheme introduced in Singapore from 1975 to 1998 that charged drivers who were entering downtown Singapore. This was the first urban traffic congestion pricing scheme to be successfully implemented in the world. [1]
The ERP was implemented by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on April 1, 1998 [3] to replace the preceding Singapore Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) that was first introduced on 11 August 1974 after successfully stress-testing the system with vehicles running at high speed.
Singapore was the first city in the world to implement an electronic road toll collection system known as the Singapore Area Licensing Scheme for purposes of congestion pricing, in 1974. Since 2005, nationwide GNSS road pricing systems have been deployed in several European countries.
The world's first congestion pricing scheme was introduced in Singapore's core central business district in 1975 [45] as the Singapore Area Licensing Scheme. It was extended in 1995 and converted to 100% free-flowing Electronic Road Pricing in September 1998. Variable pricing based on congestion levels was introduced in 2007. [46]
The Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) was launched in a bid to control traffic into the city, the world's first area licensing scheme. [6] The Jurong Town Hall is officially opened. It served as the headquarters of the Jurong Town Corporation (now JTC Corporation) until 2000, spearheading Singapore's economy. [7]
The Area C scheme is a conventional congestion pricing scheme and is based on the same Ecopass geographic area. Vehicles entering the charging zone incur a charge of €5 regardless of their pollution level. However, residents inside the area have 40 free entries per year and then a discounted charge of €2.
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As the Singapore's Electronic Road Pricing article explains, Singapore not only pioneered on this difficult public policy but became a model for other cities in the world, and thanks to recent technological advances, the number of pricing schemes being implemented is fast growing since the early 2000's. The SG system was and still is one-of-a ...