To combat urban air pollution and traffic problems, some propose congestion pricing as a cost-effective policy to reduce pollution and improve productivity through improved travel speeds. Cities in China could implement this policy and ameliorate some of the negative effects of congestion-caused pollution. So why is congestion pricing dead on arrival in China?

via State of the Planet http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/11/14/the-state-and-future-of-congestion-pricing-in-china/