ROAD USER CHARGES: SOME IMPLICATIONS OF CHARGE POLICY

Over recent years, increased attention has been paid to ensuring a more integrated approach to the planning of transport investment at national level, recognising the interdependence of different modes and the importance of the economic context at the national level. Road user charges are significant in both these respects as they are an important factor in travel costs and they generate government income. The paper reviews the relationship between user charge policy, which establishes the basis for setting charges, and planning the development of the highway network. The links between user charge revenue and expenditure on roads, and between charges and traffic, are the main topics discussed. The paper emphasises the value of understanding the user charge system. (TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Conference on Criteria for Planning Highway Investment in Developing Countries, held Cafe Royal Conference Centre, London, May 17-18, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Civil Engineers

  One Great George Street, Westminster
  London,   United Kingdom  SW1P 3AA
• Authors:
  • Jarvis, R D
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the Conference on Criteria for Planning Highway Investment in Developing Countries, held Cafe Royal Conference Centre, London, May 17-18, 1982.
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 21-24

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Costs; Developing countries; Federal government; Income; Investments; Maintenance; Networks; Planning; Policy; Revenues; Road construction; Roads; Taxes; Transportation policy; Travel budgets; Travel costs; Travelers; User charges; Vehicles
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks; Road user costs
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 224: Cost; 150: Developing countries; 183: Government (national); 256: Income; 227: Investment; 3847: Maintenance; 143: Planning; 173: Policy; 3665: Road construction; 1755: Road user; 268: Tax; 1255: Vehicle
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00373864
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0 7277 0163 0
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1983 12:00AM