Addressing Equity Challenges to Implementing Road Pricing

This paper examines road pricing equity from a variety of perspectives. An evaluation framework is developed that defines three distinct bases for evaluating equity – free markets, equal opportunities, and equal outcomes. This framework is used to guide a review of five case studies of road pricing that explore how equity concerns have been raised and addressed in practice. Successful mitigation of equity concerns have entailed: (1) careful planning and paying attention to the dedication of toll revenues to both transit and highway improvements in and around the tolled areas to create constituents for the pricing program; (2) a limited geographic scope to congested zones; (3) incremental implementation to allow for mid-course adjustments; and (4) ongoing, substantive public outreach and education efforts that have meaningfully influenced program design.

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University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA United States 94720-1720

University of California, Berkeley

California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
Richmond, CA United States 94804-4648

California Department of Transportation

1120 N Street
Sacramento, CA United States 95814

University of California, Los Angeles

Institute of Transportation Studies
3250 Public Affairs Building
Los Angeles, CA United States 90095-1656
Authors:
- Taylor, Brian D
- Kalauskas, Rebecca
- Iseki, Hiroyuki
Publication Date: 2010-3

Language

English

Media Info

Media Type: Print
Edition: Final Report
Features: Appendices; References; Tables;
Pagination: 55p
Serial:
- PATH Research Report
- Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
- ISSN: 1055-1425

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Equity; Finance; Road pricing; Tolls; Transportation policy
Geographic Terms: Germany; Minneapolis (Minnesota); New York (New York); Saint Paul (Minnesota); San Diego (California); Stockholm (Sweden)
Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Policy;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01163253
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PRR-2010-6
Contract Numbers: Task Order 6330
Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, STATEDOT
Created Date: Jul 22 2010 7:11AM