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Should Meridian City charge cars to enter downtown at peak hours?

chain-eval-congestion-pricing · state: ready · 5 steps

Scoring run · NEG · v3

After comment T8E5hh (step 1)

1 run

Team A

21.731

Net score

+18.110

Comment T8E5hh · Δ +18.110 · total +18.110

Team B

0.000

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d 1small or temporary1.7%
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bars: belief with evidence · tick: prior-only baseline (the score is the E[d] gap between them)

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How large and durable was the measured inner-city traffic reduction associated with Stockholm's 2006 congestion-charge trial and later permanent charge?

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large durable reduction1.0075.9%
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T8E5hhcitednewStockholm's city transport office's toll-gantry-based evaluation found that inner-city traffic dropped by about 20% almost immediately after the 2006 congestion-charge trial began. large durable reduction +0.78
T8E5hhcitednewStockholm's city transport office's toll-gantry-based evaluation found that Stockholm's inner-city traffic reduction persisted after the congestion charge was made permanent. large durable reduction +0.69
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