MARYLAND'S VARIABLE PRICING STUDY: AN OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY, METHODOLOGY OF EVALUATIONS AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGES
What is Transportation Variable Pricing and why should it be considered on highways? These questions led the State of Maryland to apply for federal grant money in 1999 to determine if this new and innovative travel demand management measure could be feasible in Maryland. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21), administers a Value Pricing Pilot Program, that enables public agencies to evaluate, implement and monitor variable pricing strategies, sometimes known as value or congestion pricing. There are six variable pricing projects currently implemented in the United States, with well over eleven feasible, or pre-implementation, studies ongoing nationally. Maryland is one of the states in the middle of a two-year feasible study.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Full conference proceedings available on CD-ROM, ISBN 0935403604.
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Corporate Authors:
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
Washington, DC United States -
Authors:
- Straus, A H
- Hoffman, M D
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Conference:
- Improving Transportation Systems Safety and Performance. 2001 Spring Conference and Exhibit
- Location: Monterey, California
- Date: 2001-3-25 to 2001-3-28
- Publication Date: 2001
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 20p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; High occupancy toll lanes; Pricing; Public transit; Ridesharing; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Variables
- Identifier Terms: Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
- Geographic Terms: Maryland
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00812115
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 17 2001 12:00AM