Urban public transit agencies spend billions of dollars each year on workers, durable capital and energy to supply transportation services. During a time of rising concern about climate change, the urban public transit sector has not significantly reduced its carbon footprint. Using data for the...

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...

Since the 1970s, the United States has strengthened fuel economy standards in order to reduce oil consumption and emissions from light-duty vehicles. However, there has been a dramatic market shift away from cars and towards light trucks, particularly sport utility vehicles, during this same...