Spatial interventions are where the road layout has been altered to favour more sustainable mobility and prevent vehicles entering. Examples of these are removing road and parking space taken for vehicles and using the space for sustainable mobility or amenities (bus lanes, logistics hubs, parklets, restaurants and more).
1. School street
- a. Car-free school area
- b. Kiss&Ride
- c. Speed regulated
2. Cycling street
3. Traffic filter
- a. Road block
- b. Capacity restraint
- c. Visual barrier
- d. Through traffic ban
- e. One-way street
4. Removing parking/road
- a. Parklet
- b. Widen pavement
- c. Drop-off zone shared mobility
- d. Logistics bay
5. Cycle lane
- a. Redistribution of road space
- b. Conversion of parking lane
6. Pedestrian street
- a. Mixed used cycling-pedestrian
- b. Residents only VS other groups
- c. Temporal
7. Bus/Tram priority lane
8. Woonerf
Pricing aspects are when the entry to an area or to the entirety of the city is given a price tag to encourage more sustainable transport. Pricing aspects also include the (differential) levels of penalty fees to encourage (and enforce!) compliance.
9. Congestion charge
- a. Applied to perimeter or area
- b. Applied to specific points
- c. Distance-based charge
- d. Workplace levy
10. Pollution charge
- a. Applied to perimeter or area
11. Parking charge
- a. Dynamic price (real time)
- b. Fixed price
- c. From on-street to off-street
12. Traffic flow management
- a. Time-based charge
- b. Distance based-charge
- c. Number plate regulation schemes
13. Urban logistics charge
Regulatory measures are those where there is a legal instrument that states who can and cannot enter an area. They could often also be called “bans” and include Zero Emission Zones, Low Emission Zones and Limited Traffic Zones.
14. Regulation by emissions
15. Regulation by vehicle type/dimension
- a. Vehicle type
- b. HDV/LDV
- c. Vehicle weight
- d. Vehicle lenght
16. Regulation by trip purpose
- a. Delivery
- b. Residents and specific users
17. Scheme timescale
- a. Programmed time window
- b. Reactive operation
- c. Phasing
18. Regulation by permit
- a. Permit to travel
- b. Car park or ownership permit
- c. Permit to build car park space
19. Regulation by other
- a. Load factor
- b. Vehicle safety features
- c. Company size
- d. Removing road space