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DEVELOPMENT OF A TIME OF DAY PRICING PROGRAM FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA

In the past decade, Lee County emerged as the hub of one of the fastest growing areas in the country, Southwest Florida. In this decade, Southwest Florida will be a national leader in job, income and population growth. While Lee County currently enjoys a relatively good level of transportation service, over the long term the county faces significant problems. $1.7 billion of roadway improvements have been identified as needed by the year 2020. Revenues over that period are projected to total less than $1.2 billion, leaving a shortfall of more than $500 million. Congestion pricing, or as it will be implemented in Lee County, more correctly called variable pricing, has one of the best possibilities of making a major impact on the County's transportation needs. Realizing that each trip diverted from the peak hour of travel lessens the burden not only on the priced facility itself, but also on every other roadway the trip would have used, variable pricing has the potential to be a powerful tool in making more efficient use of the county's roadways. In the fall of 1995, Lee County received a grant from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA) to study the effects of congestion pricing on the county's toll bridges. This paper examines the results and findings of this study.

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  • Corporate Authors:

    Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

    Washington, DC  United States 
  • Authors:
    • Swenson, C R
    • Crawford, G L
  • Publication Date: 1997

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Features: Figures;
  • Pagination: n.p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00751583
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 18 1998 12:00AM