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For whom the tunnel be tolled: A four-factor model for explaining willingness-to-pay tolls

Yusuf, Juita-Elena; O’Connell, Lenahan; Anuar, Khairul A. - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 59 (2014) C, pp. 13-21

This research examines citizen acceptance of tolls and road pricing, and specifically focuses on determinants of the … individual’s expressed willingness-to-pay tolls to use a tunnel express lane that would be free of traffic delays. We answer the … research question “What factors influence citizens’ willingness-to-pay tolls” by empirically estimating a four factor model of …

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An advanced traveler general information system for Fresno, California

Rouhani, Omid M.; Oliver Gao, H. - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 67 (2014) C, pp. 254-267

This study estimates the effects of an advanced traveler general information system (ATGIS), which includes fuel consumption and health-related emissions cost information on transportation network users’ travel choice behavior for recurrent congestion conditions. The effects are estimated...

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The role of attitude structures, direct experience and reframing for the success of congestion pricing

Eliasson, Jonas - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 67 (2014) C, pp. 81-95

Congestion pricing was introduced in Stockholm in 2006, first as a trial followed by a referendum, and permanently from 2007. Public attitudes to the charges became more negative during the period from the decision to the start of the system. Once the trial started, public attitudes became...

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Transitioning to energy efficient vehicles: An analysis of the potential rebound effects and subsequent impact upon emissions

Whitehead, Jake; Franklin, Joel P.; Washington, Simon - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 74 (2015) C, pp. 250-267

in emissions offset by 2.0% due to rebound effects. Although it is important for policy-makers to consider the potential …

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Step-tolling with price-sensitive demand: Why more steps in the toll make the consumer better off

den Berg, Vincent A.C. van - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 46 (2012) 10, pp. 1608-1622

Most dynamic models of congestion pricing use fully time-variant tolls. However, in practice, tolls are uniform over … the day, or at most have just a few steps. Such uniform and step tolls have received surprisingly little attention from … and making consumers better off. This indicates the importance for real-world tolls to have as many steps as possible …

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Time of day pricing and its multi-dimensional impacts: A stated preference analysis

Holguín-Veras, José; Allen, Brandon - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 55 (2013) C, pp. 12-26

Time of day pricing uses higher tolls in the peak-hours to induce passenger car traffic to consider a switch to more …. Knowledge of users’ responses to pricing assists policy makers to design effective pricing programs. …

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Accuracy of congestion pricing forecasts

Eliasson, Jonas; Börjesson, Maria; van Amelsfort, Dirk; … - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 52 (2013) C, pp. 34-46

This paper compares forecast effects of the Stockholm congestion charges with actual outcomes. The most important concerns during the design of the congestion charging scheme were the traffic reduction in bottlenecks, the increase in public transport ridership, the decrease of vehicle kilometres...

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Integrating congestion pricing, transit subsidies and mode choice

Basso, Leonardo J.; Jara-Díaz, Sergio R. - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 46 (2012) 6, pp. 890-900

stand-alone formulations – where each mode is priced independently–resulting congestion tolls and transit subsidies and …

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The impact of a congestion pricing exemption on the demand for new energy efficient vehicles in Stockholm

Whitehead, Jake; Franklin, Joel P.; Washington, Simon - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 70 (2014) C, pp. 24-40

effect this policy had on the demand for new, privately-owned, exempt EEVs is assessed by first estimating a model of vehicle … choice and then by applying this model to simulate vehicle alternative market shares under different policy scenarios. The …

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Understanding public response to a congestion charge: A random-effects ordered logit approach

Zheng, Zuduo; Liu, Zhiyuan; Liu, Chuanli; Shiwakoti, Nirajan - In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice 70 (2014) C, pp. 117-134

Public acceptance is consistently listed as having an enormous impact on the implementation and success of a congestion charge scheme. This paper investigates public acceptance of such a scheme in Australia. Surveys were conducted in Brisbane and Melbourne, the two fastest growing Australian...

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