Making Congestion Pricing Equitable
Transportation policy makers increasingly consider congestion pricing a promising option for addressing urban traffic congestion problems. Although some congestion pricing projects have been undertaken in the United States, many proposals have been rejected because of concerns that congestion pricing is inequitable. This paper identifies and assesses ways of making congestion pricing equitable. The authors review notions of equity applicable to congestion pricing and explore the equity issues that arise in the context of cordon and area pricing systems and high-occupancy toll lanes.
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Authors:
- Ecola, Liisa
- Light, Thomas
- Publication Date: 2010
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 53-59
- Monograph Title: Economics, Demand Management, and Parking Policy
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
- Issue Number: 2187
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Areas and regions; Congestion pricing; Equity; Financing; High occupancy toll lanes; Policy making; Road pricing; Toll roads; Traffic congestion; Transportation; Urban areas
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Policy; I10: Economics and Administration;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01155681
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780309160605
- Report/Paper Numbers: 10-3143
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Apr 29 2010 8:14AM