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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]
ERP gantry along the Bukit Timah Expressway.. The Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) system is an electronic toll collection scheme adopted in Singapore to manage traffic by way of road pricing, and as a usage-based taxation mechanism to complement the purchase-based Certificate of Entitlement system.
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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]
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.
Singapore implemented the first practical application of congestion pricing in the world in 1975, the Singapore's Area Licensing Scheme. [1] [2] Thanks to technological advances in electronic toll collection, detection, and video surveillance, Singapore upgraded its system in 1998. [3] (see Singapore's Electronic Road Pricing)
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]
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