Experts have criticized the draft law of the Ministry On organization of road traffic”
The expert community is preparing amendments to the draft law of Ministry of transport “About the traffic organisation”. Next week will be a meeting of the Public Council under the Federal road Agency that will adopt a respective resolution. As have informed “news” the member of the Public chamber, Deputy Chairman of the Public Council under the Federal road Agency Sergey Fakhretdinov, doubt the need for law governing urban transport, traffic organization and operational management, no one. However, in the current form, the draft needs revision.
The most acute discussion called article 11, paragraph 6, which States that local authorities may impose temporary restriction or termination of movement of all vehicles or certain types “in order to ensure the effectiveness of the organization of traffic on the roads.” In it, in particular, there is the following provision: “Temporary restriction of movement of vehicles can be set by charging for the traffic on the roads, differentiable, including with respect to certain kinds (types), categories of vehicles, their accessories, environmental class, filled with passengers, and also for certain days and time of day”.
According to Sergey fakhretdinova, in General, this article needs to detail measures to impose a temporary restriction or termination of movement of vehicles and the issue of charging fees to vehicles it recommends to exclude.
Neither the regional authorities nor society in Russia now is not ready to enter this norm, he said.
The Chairman of the public Council under the Ministry of transport, the Director of the Institute for transport Economics and transport policy of national research UNIVERSITY Higher school of Economics Mikhail Blinkin, who is also preparing their proposals on the document against the congestion charge in certain regional authorities areas of cities no objection. However, he notes that the article is worded so incorrectly that it can be interpreted in different ways.
— Formally speaking, there is nothing at all of the congestion — said Blinkin “news”. — The payment for movement as formulated in the bill, is a toll road. And with the congestion charge you do not pay for traffic, and for crossing some zones. You entered the area and paid upon entry, or you can count the hours you’ve spent there. In this sense, the bill’s congestion charge. That is, the wording is quite vague, it can be interpreted this way and that. In the toll road, where pay for miles, is nothing new, the roads in Russia. Need this item rule, it should be written much more carefully. There must be explicitly stated: the city has the right to establish the concept of paid congestion charge zone at such rates.
Another issue on which the experts while there is no single point of view — the price for Parking. According to Sergey fakhretdinova, this issue does need to be spelled out in the bill, and prices should be clearly delineated for the residents of this district, legal persons and other users.
Mikhail Blinkin believes that it should be left to the discretion of local authorities.
— Parking price and the price paid for entry are defined quite differently, — said the expert. — Parking I need to come to the urgent meeting for me was a place. Urban life should not stop because of this. And I have the Windows on butcher now all the seats are occupied. So, the tariff for Parking is wrong, it is necessary to improve. If, on the contrary, all Parking pockets are empty, it means that the price of Parking is too high, to lower the need. It is a matter of municipal regulation, the law should not interfere in it.
At the same time when preparing the amendments, the community members agree that the document should indicate where should go the money collected. Namely — on development of road infrastructure. Moreover, this process should be transparent.
— With the introduction of Parking fees acute is the issue of income collected money to the final recipient, — says Sergey Fakhretdinov. — If you create a transparent system where the user can see exactly where his money is going, drivers will no longer shy away from the boards for a place. All funds must be spent on the direct needs of the road sector: development of the transport network and the implementation of the presidential instructions on doubling of volumes of road construction. But do not forget the regional differences. The load and passenger traffic in each subject is different. Accordingly, in determining the amount to be charged fees and imposing restrictions on travel is necessary to proceed from these indicators.
He also noticed that the introduction of restrictions on entry are not spelled out the conditions of Parking.
— Possible alternative in the choice of free and paid Parking at the entrance to a certain area? How to form the decision on reorientation of Parking for General use in paid Parking by local authorities? These issues, the Ministry of transport should be improved — said Fakhretdinov.
Experts also agree that Federal law should be expanded conceptual framework, and concepts need to be adjusted. Mikhail Blinkin draws attention to the fact that some General provisions are simply not up to current Russian engineering documents.
At the same time controversial was the initiative of the public Council under the Rostavtodor on compulsory public discussion of the introduction by the authorities of any changes. For example, the discussion of traffic restrictions or charges for Parking space. Mikhail Blinkin strongly against this proposal.
— Let us then discuss at the public hearings, how much will it cost beer. Beer in the city then there will be, ” he says. — The entry fee or car Parking, the business of professional transport planning. Not allowed to discuss it.
