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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 1FilU9 (step 3)

1 run

Team A

20.828

Net score

+15.637

Comment 1FilU9 · Δ -1.570 · total +15.637

Team B

3.393

Engine cross-check failed — displayed numbers are the browser recompute

  • sc_durable_traffic_reduction: recomputed 20.828113 vs stored 17.207074
  • sc_downtown_retail_sales_loss: recomputed -3.392787 vs stored -1.570237
  • total: recomputed 17.435326 vs stored state.total_points 15.636836
Step 329 LLM calls+2 atoms4 rejected
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A sc_durable_traffic_reduction

Increasing the expected durable reduction in downtown car traffic from a peak-hour cordon charge when side A is chosen strengthens Team A's case.

+20.828L 5.0 · q 1.00 · E[d] 4.166 · prior 0.724
d 5large durable60.6%
d 3moderate durable37.6%
d 1small or temporary1.0%
d 0none0.9%

bars: belief with evidence · tick: prior-only baseline (the score is the E[d] gap between them)

⊕ blendE[u] 0.867stockholm_traffic_reduction w 1.00
v_stockholm_traffic_reductionw 1.00

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

no reduction or increase0.000.4%
small or temporary reduction0.330.5%
moderate or partly sustained reduction0.6738.2%
large durable reduction1.0060.9%
sidsourceatompushes
T8E5hhcitedStockholm'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
T8E5hhcitedStockholm'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
14qSjccitedAn independent university research group's evaluation of Stockholm's 2006 congestion-pricing trial found roughly a 20% reduction in traffic crossing into Stockholm's inner city during the trial period. moderate or partly sustained reduction +0.85

B sc_downtown_retail_sales_lossnew

Increasing the expected reduction in downtown retail and small-business sales from a peak-hour cordon charge when side A is chosen strengthens Team B's case.

-3.393L 3.0 · q 1.00 · E[d] 1.131 · prior 0.608Δ -3.393
d 5strong1.8%
d 3moderate19.3%
d 1mild46.2%
d 0none32.7%

bars: belief with evidence · tick: prior-only baseline (the score is the E[d] gap between them)

⊕ blendE[u] 0.297stockholm_retail_sales_decline w 0.50london_retail_sales_decline w 0.50
v_stockholm_retail_sales_declinew 0.50new

How large and durable was any retail sales decline inside Stockholm's congestion-charge zone after implementation?

no decline or increase0.0045.2%
small or temporary decline0.3342.3%
moderate or persistent decline0.679.1%
large persistent decline1.003.4%
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1FilU9citednewStockholm's downtown retail association reported a mid-single-digit sales dip in the congestion-charge zone during the first year of implementation. small or temporary decline +0.63
v_london_retail_sales_declinew 0.50new

How large and durable was any retail sales decline inside London's congestion-charge zone after implementation?

no decline or increase0.0046.0%
small or temporary decline0.3310.5%
moderate or persistent decline0.6733.9%
large persistent decline1.009.6%
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1FilU9citednewLondon shopkeepers' groups have reported for years that retail sales declined in the congestion-charge zone. moderate or persistent decline +0.49

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