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Assure public acceptance prior to implementation of electronic congestion pricing solutions.
Although the report presented evaluation data from a variety of ITS projects involving electronic congestion pricing, the primary focus of was on policy challenges and public acceptance.
Assure…
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Date Posted
05/24/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
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Consider stakeholder outreach and education, transport modes that offer an alternative to driving, performance measurement, and area geography with high importance in the planning phase for road pricing programs.
Congestion pricing programs face political, institutional, and public acceptance challenges and concerns everywhere in the world. Over a 12-day period, from December 7 to 18, 2009, a…
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Date Posted
03/31/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
For successful implementation of a road pricing program, strive for simplicity in policy goals and strong championing of the program by the executive and legislative leaders.
Congestion pricing programs face political, institutional, and public acceptance concerns everywhere in the world. Many of these concerns can be solved or overcome when the road pricing policy and…
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Date Posted
03/08/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
Define clear goals and pay attention to key institutional and technical factors for successful implementation of road pricing programs.
Over a 12-day period, from December 7 to 18, 2009, a multidisciplinary scan team from the United States visited and interacted with the experts in Europe and Asia to develop an understanding of the…
Content type
Date Posted
03/03/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
Operating costs of Mileage-based user fee programs can be as low as 7 percent of total system revenue and are more cost-effective than many other types of variable pricing systems.
Tolling data were collected from approximately 15 agencies that operate and maintain a variety of electronic toll collection and variable pricing systems including open road toll systems and managed…
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Date Posted
12/22/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Parking Electronic Payment (PM03),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11),
Electronic Toll Collection (TM10),
HOV/HOT Lane Management (ST06)
Geolocation links
Cordon pricing in Stockholm contributed to a 3.6 percent reduction in crashes.
FINDINGSStockholm, Sweden Cordon Pricing SystemIn 2006, an evaluation study conducted in Stockholm indicated that a cordon pricing system reduced vehicle-kilometers traveled (VKT) by 2.8 percent and…
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Date Posted
12/14/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
ITS pricing strategies can reduce traffic congestion and enhance the quality of service of buses.
FINDINGSITS can improve the operational aspects of congestion pricing with minimal intrusion on traffic flow. The following data excerpted from Table 1 of the source highlight findings from several…
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Date Posted
05/18/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
Between 2003 and 2008 operating costs for cordon pricing in European cities ranged from $9.2 million to $238.5 million.
This report covered a small-scale study of cordon pricing systems to help state officials and other policy makers discuss the implementation and operational costs of alternative revenue-generating…
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Made Public Date
12/14/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
Annual operating costs for congestion pricing systems can exceed $161,000,000.
This report examined ITS pricing as a type of road charging designed to reduce traffic congestion. Several examples of international programs implemented between 1975 and 2006 were examined to…
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Made Public Date
06/07/2011
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Road Use Charging (TM11)
Geolocation links
