Exploring the Role of Pricing as a Congestion Management Tool. Summary of Proceedings: Seminar on the Application of Pricing Principles to Congestion Management. Held in Washington, DC. on July 23, 1991.

摘要

The report summarizes a Federal Highway Administration/Federal Transit Administration seminar on the application of pricing principles to congestion management, held in Washington, D.C. on July 23, 1991. The seminar provided an opportunity for participants representing a wide range of disciplines and interest groups to discuss a variety of policy issues related to congestion pricing. A variety of pricing strategies were proposed, ranging from single-facility variable tolls to area-wide schemes. While there were certainly areas of disagreement, there were also several areas of consensus, e.g., use of revenues raised by congestion pricing must be well thought out and presented in advance, compensation schemes for adversely affected parties must be addressed early on, and reasonable transportation alternatives to priced roads must be available.