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Title:

Road Pricing as Impetus for Environment-Friendly Travel Behavior: Results from a Stated Adaptation Experiment

Accession Number:

01127512

Record Type:

Component

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Abstract:

An important policy instrument for governments to modify travel behavior and manage the increasing travel demand is the introduction of a congestion pricing system. In this study, the influence of a detailed classification of activities is examined to assess likely traveler response to congestion pricing scenarios. Despite the fact that most studies do not differentiate between activity categories, the value of time and in general the space–time properties and constraints of different types of activities vary widely. For this reason, it is of importance to provide sufficient detail and sensitivity in assessing the impact of congestion pricing scenarios. In addition, a first assessment of travelers’ possible multifaceted adaptation patterns is presented. For these purposes, a stated adaptation study was conducted in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. The experiment was conducted through an interactive stated adaptation survey. In the stated adaptation experiment, respondents could indicate their responses to the congestion pricing scenario. The most prevalent conclusion is that the activity type significantly predetermines the willingness to express a more environment-friendly behavior (i.e., reducing the number of trips, reducing the total distance traveled, switching to more environment-friendly modes). Also, the willingness to show ecological activity-travel behavior (e.g., carpooling and using public transport) in a nonpricing situation is a major differentiator of future behavior in a congestion pricing scenario.

Monograph Accession #:

01145381

Report/Paper Numbers:

09-2541

Language:

English

Authors:

Janssens, Davy
Cools, Mario
Moons, Elke Amelie
Wets, Geert
Arentze, Theo A
Timmermans, Harry J P

Pagination:

pp 50-59

Publication Date:

2009

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2115
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309126298

Media Type:

Print

Features:

References (24) ; Tables (6)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Stated adaptation

Geographic Terms:

Flanders (Belgium)

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 30 2009 6:53PM

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