Harry Richardson & Chang-Hee Christine Bae – Road Congestion Pricing in Europe: Implications for the United States

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Road Congestion Pricing in Europe: Implications for the United States

by Harry W. Richardson (Editor), Chang-Hee Christine Bae (Editor)

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 US 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 US 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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

‘. . . this volume provides a good collection of papers for readers interested in the policy aspects of pricing. . . for readers interested in transport policy analysis, knowledge transfer and a broader view of the pricing predicament this book is of good added value. I certainly enjoyed reading it.’ — Eran Ben-Elia, Journal of Transport Geography

‘. . . this book is an interesting collection of papers on the topic of road congestion pricing. . . The reader should find this collection to be both interesting and informative, but also quite thought-provoking. . . The papers also provide some very useful information about projects that have not worked or have not been implemented for various reasons and lessons that can be learnt from failures to implement and failures of pricing schemes.’ — Peter R. Stopher, International Planning Studies

About the Author

Edited by Harry W. Richardson, Honorary Doctorate, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico and Chang-Hee Christine Bae, Associate Professor of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, US

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Edward Elgar Publishing (July 30, 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English

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