Urban Partnership Agreement and Congestion Reduction Demonstration Programs: Lessons Learned on Congestion Pricing from the Seattle and Atlanta Household Travel Behavior Surveys

This paper presents lessons learned from household traveler surveys administered in Seattle and Atlanta as part of the evaluation of the Urban Partnership Agreement and Congestion Reduction Demonstration Programs. The surveys use a two-stage panel survey approach to analyze the impacts of the federally sponsored variable tolling programs on corridor users’ daily travel choices and opinions. Key lessons learned are that pricing does influence travel behavior (as expected), particularly with respect to route choice and the timing of trips. Pricing does not appear to have a noticeable impact on telecommuting, and impacts on mode choice and occupancy depend on the design of the tolling project and the regional context. In addition, the surveys found that travelers utilizing the priced facility notice and appreciate the improvement to traffic conditions and that attitudes toward tolling change with direct experience. The key implications of these lessons learned are that: near term shifts in mode or carpool size require programmatic support; public communication and community involvement are critical; and regional factors influence public attitudes toward tolling.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12127
• Corporate Authors:

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Economic Analysis Division, 55 Broadway
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Peirce, Sean
  • Petrella, Margaret
  • Puckett, Sean
  • Minnice, Paul
  • Lappin, Jane
• Publication Date: 2014-4-17

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; Tables;
• Pagination: 22p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Congestion pricing; Households; Mode choice; Route choice; Travel behavior; Travel surveys; Variable tolls
• Geographic Terms: Atlanta (Georgia); Seattle (Washington)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01548529
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 23 2014 12:08PM