Evaluating the Efficiency of Traffic Mitigation Fees at the San Pedro Bay Ports in a Congestion-Pricing Framework

In this study, the authors develop an empirical framework for estimating a peak-period truck toll that is designed to efficiently balance peak and off-peak truck traffic on the highway system surrounding the San Pedro Bay port complex and at its terminal gates. Similar to the current OffPeak program’s Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF), this congestion-pricing mechanism operates under the constraints that a toll cannot be assessed during off-peak gate hours, and that the toll is uniform across the peak period. The toll is unlike the TMF, however, in that it applies to all truck trips rather than only to a limited class of gate moves. The distinction is made because the toll is aimed at correcting truck-generated congestion externalities, and all port-bound truck trips generate congestion externalities regardless of purpose. The study develops methods for obtaining these cost estimates, and they are applied to data on highway and terminal-gate traffic conditions.

• Record URL:
  http://www.metrans.org/sites/default/files/research-project/06-07%20Final%20Report_0_0.pdf
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• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/212415721
• Corporate Authors:

  METRANS Transportation Center

  University of Southern California
  Los Angeles, CA  United States  90089-0626

  California State University, Long Beach

  Department of Economics
  Long Beach, CA  United States  90840

  California Department of Transportation

  1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Steimetz, Seiji S C
  • Chan, Otto
  • Ng, Agnes
  • Fergus, Sean
• Publication Date: 2008-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; Freight traffic; Tolls; Traffic mitigation; Truck traffic; Trucking
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles (California); San Pedro Bay
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01091087
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: METRANS Project 06-07
• Files: CALTRANS, UTC, TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 31 2008 8:05AM