INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF URBAN FREEWAYS

Article presents findings on analyses of usage and capacity of urban highway facilities. Some of the findings discussed: travellers for whom the existing system provides adequate service heavily subsidize travellers who need new capacity. These two groups of users include different individuals with differing proportion of peak/off-peak use of the highway system. Based on three urban areas, the estimated toll rates to pay for needed new highway capacity would be 3.2 cents to 4.8 cents per vehicle mile if tolls were applied systemwide throughout the day; if tolls were only in the freeway system, the estimated rates would be from 20 to 30 cents per vehicle mile. Financing of needed highway improvements by taxes is discussed as well.

• Corporate Authors:

  Regular Common Carrier Conference, ATA

  2200 Mill Road, Suite 350
  Alexandria, VA  United States  22314-4677
• Authors:
  • DeCorla-Souza, P
  • Fleet, C
• Publication Date: 1990-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 26
• Serial:
  • TRANSPORTATION EXECUTIVE UPDATE
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeways; Highway travel; Highways; Improvements; Peak hour traffic; Toll collection; Toll roads; Tolls; Travel; Urban areas; Urban highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway usage
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00608706
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1991 12:00AM