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Title:

Variable Congestion Tolling and Shared Mobility: A Match Worth Making?

Accession Number:

01764343

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

This paper presents an innovative travel demand management concept involving variable congestion pricing and incentives synergistically combined with shared mobility. With this concept, variable congestion-based charges would be imposed during peak periods on the entire urban freeway network. To address equity concerns while limiting diversion to alternative toll-free routes and increasing public acceptability of new charges, travelers would be presented with three attractive new travel choices: (1) using a mobile app, drivers could find and pick up a passenger heading to a convergent destination and thereby earn fares that could be used to pay congestion charges; (2) drivers could leave their cars at home and get rides at a nominal fare with someone who wishes to drive, whilst receiving an incentive for traveling as a passenger; and (3) those who don’t currently drive could thus also have an additional travel option to enhance their mobility. The concept could have significant impacts on challenges related to urban mobility, congestion, and air pollution; and could delay or avoid expensive expansion of freeways. The paper presents results from a sketch-planning financial evaluation of the concept which suggests that it could be financially viable and potentially generate surplus revenues that could help address transportation funding gaps.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AEP60 Standing Committee on Transportation Demand Management.

Report/Paper Numbers:

TRBAM-21-00557

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

Authors:

DeCorla-Souza, Patrick
Minett, Paul

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2021

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2021-1-5 to 2021-1-29
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2021 Paper #TRBAM-21-00557

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 23 2020 11:27AM