Author: Brian Deane Taylor Publisher: ISBN: Category : Congestion pricing Languages : en Pages : 52
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The objective of this research project was to conduct research on the merits, costs and application potential of various transportation pricing approaches, to better inform decision makers and the public about transportation financing/pricing option in California. The research emphasis will be on processes and techniques by which pricing can be made acceptable to public officials and lay citizens in California. Through rigorous analysis and the development of accessible resource materials, this work will support better public policymaking in California related to transportation finance, congestion management, and transportation pricing. The concept of "congestion pricing" has been the subject of lively intellectual debates in the field of transportation since 1920. Economic theory suggests that variable tolls can influence travel decisions so that roads are more efficiently utilized. While economists have vigorously promoted congestion tolls for years, wary politicians and interest groups, including automobile clubs and trucking associations, have usually coolly received congestion-pricing proposals. The situation has changed rapidly during the past decade, however, and roadway pricing is now seen by an increasing number of stakeholders as an important dimension of future transportation policy. There are several reasons for the recent shift in attitudes, including changes in circumstances facing transportation decision makers and fundamental changes in the nature of pricing proposals themselves.
Author: Genevieve Giuliano Publisher: Guilford Publications ISBN: 1462529658 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 425
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A comprehensive update, the fourth edition of this leading text features numerous chapters by new authors addressing the latest trends and topics in the field. The book presents the foundational concepts and methodological tools that readers need in order to engage with today's pressing urban transportation policy issues. Coverage encompasses passenger and freight dynamics in the American metropolis; the local and regional transportation planning process; and questions related to public transit, land use, social equity and environmental justice, energy consumption, air pollution, transportation finance, sustainability, and more. Among the student-friendly features are special-topic boxes delving into key issues and 87 instructive figures, including eight color plates. ΓΏ New to This Edition *Extensively revised coverage of information and communication technologies, urban freight, travel behaviors, and regional transportation planning. *Engaging discussions of current topics: smartphone travel tracking, Uber, car and bike sharing, food deserts, biofuels, and more. *Heightened focus on climate change. *Reflects over a decade of policy changes, technological advances, and emergent ideas and findings in the field. *Most of the figures and special-topic boxes are new.
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 1428931139 Category : Languages : en Pages : 92
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Projections of future passenger and freight travel suggest that increased levels of investment may be needed to maintain the current levels of mobility provided by the nation's highway and transit systems. However, calls for greater investment in transportation come amid growing concerns about fiscal imbalances at all levels of the government. As a result, careful decisions will need to be made to ensure that transportation investments maximize the benefits of each federal dollar invested. In this report GAO identifies (1) the categories of benefits and costs that can be attributed to new highway and transit investments and the challenges in measuring them; (2) how state, local, and regional decision makers consider the benefits and costs of new highway and transit investments when comparing alternatives; (3) the extent to which investments meet their projected outcomes; and (4) options to improve the information available to decision makers. To address these objectives, we convened an expert panel, surveyed state departments of transportation and transit agencies, and conducted site visits to five metropolitan areas that had both a capacity-adding highway project and transit project completed within the last 10 years. DOT generally agreed with the report's findings and offered technical comments, which were incorporated as appropriate.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works Publisher: ISBN: Category : Federal aid to transportation Languages : en Pages : 140
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