How Fair is Road Pricing? Evaluating Equity in Transportation Pricing and Finance

This report address road pricing and equitable means of making road pricing decisions. The paper describes a road pricing equity framework that incorporates three competing philosophies of equity - equal opportunities, equal freedom of choice, and equal outcomes. It reviews five case studies of road pricing, in Germany, Stockholm, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York and San Diego. It examines how equity issues have been raised and addressed in these locations. The table of contents lists the following: Executive Summary; Overview of Transportation Pricing, Finance, and Equity - Putting Transportation Pricing and Finance Equity in Context, Competing Views of Fairness and Equity, From Theory to Practice: Transportation Pricing and Finance Equity, Geography and Equity, Equitable Transportation Programs versus Equitable Transportation Systems, The Divorce of Pricing and Finance in Transportation Policy, Why the Push to Reunite Pricing and Finance?, Transportation Pricing Equity: Compared to What?; Case Studies: Addressing Equity Concerns in Practice - Dedicating revenues to transit, service and road improvements in the tolled corridor, Limited scale and phased, incremental implementation, Public outreach and education; Conclusion: What’s a Fair Price for Transportation?; Appendix: Five Case Studies of Equity in Electronic Road Tolling Projects - San Diego’s I-15 HOT Lanes: Public Outreach Campaign & Revenue Dedicated to Transit , Minnesota’s I-394 MnPass: Bipartisan Support Quells Equity Objections, German Toll Collect: Moving Towards a Fair Distribution of Costs, Stockholm Congestion Tax: Pilot Program Allows Policy Adjustments, New York City Congestion Pricing: Perceived Inequities Help to Kill the Proposal.

• Record URL:
  http://bipartisanpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/default/files/BPC%20Pricing%20EquityFIN.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Bipartisan Policy Center

  1225 I Street, NW, Suite 1000
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Authors:
  • Taylor, Brian D
• Publication Date: 2010-9-29

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Bibliography; Tables;
• Pagination: 52p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated toll collection; Equity; Financing; Road pricing
• Geographic Terms: Germany; New York (New York); San Diego (California); Stockholm (Sweden); Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minnesota)
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01207130
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 2010 2:53PM