Highway Congestion
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Economics Of Urban Highway Congestion And Pricing
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Author : J. F. McDonald
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Economics Of Urban Highway Congestion And Pricing written by J. F. McDonald and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Business & Economics categories.
Economics of Urban Highway Congestion and Pricing offers the most extensive examination to date of the relationship between congestion tolls and highway capacity in the long run. This study breaks new ground in the economic theory of optimal road capacity by including theoretical contributions, empirical studies, and simulation experiments that all pertain to the general topic reflected in the title. The book is organized into four sections: 1) highway traffic flow; 2) commuter choice of tollways versus freeways; 3) congestion pricing in the short run; and 4) road capacity and pricing in the long run. In particular, the first section on highway traffic flow examines the chief models and empirical studies of vehicular flow on urban highways. The second section of the book is a theoretical and empirical examination of the choice that commuters make between urban tollways and freeways. The third section is devoted to congestion pricing in the short run, the time period in which the urban highway facilities are taken as given. This section is the most important part of the book from the standpoint of public policy. The fourth and last section of the book considers road capacity and pricing in the long run, with the concluding chapter gathering the authors' main results in one place and making recommendations both for current policy and for future research.
Still Stuck In Traffic
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Author : Anthony Downs
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2005-06-22
Still Stuck In Traffic written by Anthony Downs and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-22 with Business & Economics categories.
Congested roads waste commuters' time, cost them money, and degrade the environment. Most Americans agree that traffic congestion is the major problem in their communities—and it only seems to be getting worse. In this revised and expanded edition of his landmark work Stuck in Traffic, Anthony Downs examines the benefits and costs of various anticongestion strategies. Drawing on a significant body of research by transportation experts and land-use planners, he counters environmentalists and road lobbyists alike by explaining why seemingly simple solutions, such as expanding public transit or expanding roads, have unintended consequences that cancel out their apparent advantages. He argues that while there might be some measurable gains from increasing housing densities, most other land-use strategies have little effect. Indeed, the most powerful solutions, including higher gasoline taxes, increased public funding for transit, and highway tolls, are also the least palatable politically. St ill Stuck in Traffic contains new material on the causes of congestion, its dynamics, and its relative incidence in various parts of the country. In clear and realistic terms, Downs seeks to explore why traffic congestion has become part of modern American life and how it can be kept under control.
Road Traffic Congestion A Concise Guide
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Author : John C. Falcocchio
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-03-13
Road Traffic Congestion A Concise Guide written by John C. Falcocchio and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-13 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book on road traffic congestion in cities and suburbs describes congestion problems and shows how they can be relieved. The first part (Chapters 1 - 3) shows how congestion reflects transportation technologies and settlement patterns. The second part (Chapters 4 - 13) describes the causes, characteristics, and consequences of congestion. The third part (Chapters 14 - 23) presents various relief strategies - including supply adaptation and demand mitigation - for nonrecurring and recurring congestion. The last part (Chapter 24) gives general guidelines for congestion relief and provides a general outlook for the future. The book will be useful for a wide audience - including students, practitioners and researchers in a variety of professional endeavors: traffic engineers, transportation planners, public transport specialists, city planners, public administrators, and private enterprises that depend on transportation for their activities.
The Road More Traveled
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Author : Sam Staley
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2006-09-27
The Road More Traveled written by Sam Staley and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-09-27 with Transportation categories.
Though often dismissed as a minor if irritating nuisance, congestion's insidious effects constrain our personal and professional lives, making it harder to find a good job, spend time with our family, and maintain profitable businesses. After centuries of building our cities into bustling centers of commerce and culture, we are beginning to slow down. The Road More Traveled shines a new light on the problem of traffic congestion in this easily accessible book. You'll learn how we can reclaim our mobility if we are willing to follow successful examples from overseas, where innovations in infrastructure and privatization have made other nations stronger and more competitive. By thoroughly debunking the myths that keep our policy makers trapped in traffic, the book argues that we can and should build our way out of congestion and into a fast-paced future.
Road Pricing For Congestion Management
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Author : José A. Gómez-Ibáñez
language : en
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Release Date : 1994
Road Pricing For Congestion Management written by José A. Gómez-Ibáñez and has been published by Transportation Research Board this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Technology & Engineering categories.
"The synthesis describes the experience of several foreign countries that have used road pricing, or congestion pricing, as a means to manage congestion. The synthesis contains dicussions of the policy, equity, and implementation issues associated with congestion pricing. Several of the schemes described were planned or implemented as methods to increase roadway funding rather than for congestion management, but have had the effect of changing travel patterns."--Avant-propos.
Reduction Of Traffic Congestion And Improved Operational Efficiency
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Author : United States. Federal Highway Administration
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Reduction Of Traffic Congestion And Improved Operational Efficiency written by United States. Federal Highway Administration and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Highway engineering categories.
Managing Our Congested Streets And Highways
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Managing Our Congested Streets And Highways written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Traffic congestion categories.
Peak Period Traffic Congestion
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Author : Roberta Remak
language : en
Publisher: Transportation Research Board National Research
Release Date : 1976-01-01
Peak Period Traffic Congestion written by Roberta Remak and has been published by Transportation Research Board National Research this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976-01-01 with Traffic congestion categories.
The report describes options available within the present state of the art, compares their probable costs and benefits, and makes specific recommendations for solutions to different types of peak-period congestion. Twenty two individual techniques in eleven major categories are identified. They include social approaches, socioeconomic approaches, sociotechnical approaches, and technical approaches. The techniques were considered relative to their benefits and costs. Their effectiveness in treating different congestion problems was measured. Two aspects of timing of impacts were considered. Nine categories of indirect benefits and disbenefits were identified as factors that should be weighted in decision to implement any of the techniques.
Congestion Pricing In Traffic Control
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Author : Marco D. Sheehan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Congestion Pricing In Traffic Control written by Marco D. Sheehan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Business & Economics categories.
Congestion costs highway users billions of dollars every year. Although policymakers have adopted a variety of strategies for reducing or mitigating congestion, relatively little attention has been paid to policies to promote more efficient use of the highway system. One such policy is congestion pricing, under which drivers are charged a higher price for use of a highway at times or places with heavy traffic and a lower price in the opposite circumstances. This book explains how congestion pricing works, reviews the best available evidence on projects that make use of such pricing in order to assess the benefits and challenges of the approach, and discusses federal policy options for encouraging congestion pricing. Congestion pricing also can be linked to strategies to improve mobility by making alternatives to the private automobile, such as subways, buses or commuter rail service, more attractive during peak periods. The revenues generated by such pricing have sometimes been used to pay for improvements in public transportation systems. This book consists of public documents which have been located, gathered, combined, reformatted, and enhanced with a subject index, selectively edited and bound to provide easy access.
Reducing Traffic Congestion
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Reducing Traffic Congestion written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Congestion pricing categories.
In major United States metropolitan areas, traffic congestion is costing Americans billions of dollars every year in terms of lost time and productivity, air pollution, and wasted energy. States and localities are seeking innovative and effective approaches to reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. Many in the U.S. and worldwide are implementing and evaluating the potential of congestion pricing. This strategy involves pricing roadways during peak-travel periods.