THE EFFECTS OF NETWORK STRUCTURE OF THE BENEFITS DERIVABLE FROM ROAD PRICING

THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS THAT COULD BE DERIVED FROM ROAD PRICING SYSTEMS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED BY SEVERAL AUTHORS. MOST OF THESE ESTIMATES EMPLOYED A MODEL OF A SINGLE LENGTH OF ROAD AND GENERALISED THE RESULTS TO ROAD NETWORKS. THIS REPORT COMPARES THESE RESULTS WITH LATER WORK CARRIED OUT FOR MODELS OF ROAD NETWORKS. THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO METHODS ARE ILLUSTRATED AND DISCUSSED. THE MAIN FINDING IS THAT THE NETWORK MODELS PICK OUT AN ADDITIONAL BENEFIT AT LOW ELASTICITIES DUE TO THE BETTER USE OF EXISTING ROAD CAPACITY SOLELY BY THE RE-ROUTING OF THE TRAVELLERS. (A).

• Supplemental Notes:
  • TRRL REPT NO LR 557
• Corporate Authors:

  Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)

  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • WIGAN, M R
  • Bamford, T J
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Energy resources; Highway capacity; Mathematical models; Networks; Road pricing; Routing
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis; Models
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00202457
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: R&d Rpt
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 24 1974 12:00AM