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ReVeAL Approach

There are three main mechanisms to implement an UVAR and we have named them “Measure Fields”.

Within these Measure Fields, the different aspects are further split into Building Blocks as outlined below:

Spatial interventions
Pricing aspects
Regulatory measures

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 Zone, and Limited Traffic Zones.

Regulation by emissions:

Regulation by vehicle type and dimensions:

Regulation by trip purpose:

Regulation by permit:

Spatial interventions are where the road layout has been altered to favour more sustainable mobility and prevent vehicles from 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).

Speed reduction

Traffic filter:

Reallocating parking space:

Reallocating road space for pedestrians:

Reallocating road space for cycling:

Reallocating road space for public transport:

Bus or tram priority lane

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.

Road charges/tolls:

Parking charge:

There are also aspects that are common to all UVARs. ReVeAL has grouped them into four topics, named “Cross-cutting Themes“: Supportive Mobility Measures, User Needs and Public Acceptance, Governance and Financing and Ensuring Compliance. More details on these cross-cutting themes can be also found in our Guidance page.

ReVeAL Cross-cutting Themes

ReVeAL considers the implementation of UVAR measures a necessary part of a wider transition management challenge.

In view of this, “Cross-cutting Themes” are aspects that are common to all Urban Vehicle Access Regulations and that need to be comprehensively and co-ordinately considered when implementing them.

ReVeAL has grouped these into four topics:

Supportive Mobility Measures

The mobility services that exist and are already planned in a city affect what UVARs can be developed, as well as whether they will be successful or not. Cities’ ongoing and future mobility plans and UVARs need to be considered as harmonised parts of one organism.

User Needs and Public Acceptance

An UVAR may not be universally welcome, but it will only be successful when generally accepted and meeting the mobility needs of its city of application. Knowing its problems and users and involving stakeholders are all other additional aspects that can increase the scheme’s success.

Governance and Financing

The administrative frameworks and mechanisms of a city (which include its decision-making context, legal and policy frameworks, and more), as well as its financial arrangements for funding UVAR measures and using the resulting revenue streams, influence the development of an UVAR.

Ensuring Compliance

The choice of tools and methods to ensure that users can easily understand how to comply with an UVAR and that compliance is consistently enforced depends on many aspects, as does the type – technological or manual in nature – that is most appropriate for each city.

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