Recyclebank's iPhone app aims to ease London traffic congestion

greenbiz.com 09 May '12, 5pm

Recyclebank's iPhone app aims to ease London traffic congestion

In an era of rising congestion and shrinking budgets, big cities face a major challenge making the most out of aging transportation networks. Some, such as London and Singapore, have opted to use a stick: congestion fees to nudge commuters out of their cars, onto subways, buses, bikes or even their feet. Yet congestion fees can be politically unpopular. Similar efforts in New York City have failed. But what if city planners could use a carrot, instead, to induce different commuting behaviors? That’s the vision behind re:route , a new program being rolled out by Transport for London (TfL) and developed by New York-based Recyclebank, a pioneer in the field of using incentives to spur greener behaviors. Announced this week, re:route is an iPhone-based app that encourages Londoners to walk and cycle more by awarding points for each trip they re-route away from conventional alt...

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@SorenHave » 29 May '12, 10pm
App to ease London congestion, by giving redeemable points for walk/bike [link] <- Will current walkers take the most points?
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@jcornfeld5 » 15 May '12, 3pm
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