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Road congestion pricing in Europe :

1847203809

9781847203809

b770244

Road congestion pricing in Europe :

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implications for the United States /

edited by Harry W. Richardson and Chang-Hee Christine Bae.

Northampton, MA :

Edward Elgar,

©2008.

ix, 397 pages :

illustrations, maps ;

24 cm

Papers presented at a workshop held at Moeller Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge University, on May 6-7, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In February 2003, the London Congestion Charging Scheme was introduced and in 2006 a similar policy was introduced in Stockholm. In both cases automobile traffic entering the cordon declined by about 20 percent. This book evaluates these and other similar programs exploring their implications for the United States." "While there is increasing interest in road pricing in the USA in many individual states, the motivation is often highway financing rather than congestion relief. The contributors argue that the prospects for extensive implementation in the USA remain uncertain. Nevertheless, this book illustrates that the European experience suggests political feasibility is much less of a hurdle than was once considered and that congestion pricing would have a significant impact in reducing traffic as it did in Europe." "This study's value lies in the fact that it examines road pricing in the real world and not simply from a theoretical viewpoint. As a comparative study it will appeal to both policymakers and academics in transportation economics and planning, urban economics, planning and economic geography."--Jacket.

Congestion pricing-- Europe, Congresses.

Congestion pricing-- United States, Congresses.

Traffic congestion-- Europe, Congresses.

Traffic congestion-- United States, Congresses.

Congestion pricing.

Traffic congestion.

Europe.

United States.

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Bae, Chang-Hee Christine.

Richardson, Harry W.,1938-

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