Download or read book ECMT Round Tables Charging for the Use of Urban Roads Report of the Ninety Seventh Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 4 5 November 1993 written by European Conference of Ministers of Transport and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 1994-11-04 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Round Table 97 highlights the many objections raised for charging for the use of urban roads, particularly on grounds of equity.

Download or read book Urban Road Pricing Public and Political Acceptability written by Martin J. Whittles and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Title first published in 2003. As more and more cities consider introducing urban road pricing schemes, this book describes, compares and contrasts arguments for and against using this transport policy instrument. It investigates the acceptability of various forms of road pricing schemes by examining and contextualising actual schemes and hypothetical scenarios. The resulting analysis provides a sociological theory of acceptability, carefully grounded in arguments about road pricing, which demonstrates how professional discourses diverge from publicly acceptable arguments. It also suggests ways in which consensus can be reached between the various road pricing options.

Download or read book Commercial Management and Financing of Roads written by Ian Graeme Heggie and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printed on Demand. Limited stock is held for this title. If you would like to order 30 copies or more please contact [email protected] Contact [email protected], if currently unavailable. In developing and transition economies, 60 to 80 percent of all passenger and freight transport moves by road-the main form of access for most rural communities. Yet most of the 11 million kilometers of roads in these economies are badly maintained and poorly managed. This paper discusses one of the most effective ways to promote sound policies for managing and financing road networks--commercialization. It discusses the emerging central concept of bringing roads into the marketplace, putting them on a fee-for-service basis, and managing them like a business.

Download or read book Interurban Road Charging for Trucks in Europe written by Jose Viegas and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-01-19 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charging for the use of transport infrastructure has very different traditions in the various modes, reflecting the different nature of their infrastructure (nodal vs. linear), but also different historical traditions of open access, system integration, etc.Since the early 90's various European Commission initiatives took on this issue, looking mainly at the road sector, where many countries had no (direct) access charges. Heavy goods vehicles were systematically identified as the primary targets for a renewed approach to this problem.What seemed an easy catch has proved to be much harder, with the various countries adopting almost exclusively national approaches, and the European institutions unable to drive the process.This book looks at the challenges posed by this objective, recognising that there are multiple objectives for application of road tolls and charges, and discussing the various possible solutions, in the technical, institutional and legal dimensions. The multiplicity of national situations in Europe is put in perspective, the impacts of various charging schemes on regional development and on the environment are estimated, and the recent policy process is analysed, allowing a global view of the remaining difficulties and to make recommendations about the next steps in the process.

Download or read book Operation and Maintenance of Large Infrastructure Projects written by J.S. Jensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-19 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major Infrastructure links across water represent large investments. The structures and systems must be optimised to keep costs in control. Optimisation needs and the tendancy to more slender and light structures imply that engineering disciplines like Bridge Aerodynamics and Ship Collision Analysis have an increasing impact on the overall design of links. Also the attention to life cycle costs implies Operation and Maintenance must to investigated and planned in parallel to the design and construction of the links. The 1998 International Symposium aims at presenting state-of-the-art and future development within the three mentioned engineering disciplines. Exploring the many facets of major infrastructure projects, this symposium concentrated on developments within organisational, strategic and policy areas and both traffic and o & m management. Contributors to the papers include operators, consultants and international, experienced owners.

Download or read book Road Pricing the Economy and the Environment written by C. Jensen-Butler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-24 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic growth and globalisation create traffic growth, leading to congestion, which again increases travel times and costs. Road pricing is an instrument that may efficiently reduce the negative impacts. This volume is a collection of research papers on the use of road pricing. The focus is on passenger transport, and the papers cover a wide range of approaches, including theoretical modelling and empirical studies of road pricing experience from different cities.

Download or read book Urban Transportation Financing written by Mark w. Frankena and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1982-12-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an economic analysis of pricing and subsidy policies for urban roads and urban public transit in Ontario. Professor Frankena demonstrates the benefits of evaluating the economic merits of policy alternatives, and attempts to determine whether existing policies waste resources or lead to undesirable income transfers among different groups in the population. He concludes that resources are being wasted because the use of urban roads is substantially underpriced during periods of peak demand. He also finds that while there are sound economic justifications for substantial public transit subsidies, the allocation of subsidies by the Ontario government on the basis of capital expenditures can be expected to waste resources, as can the maximization of ridership which is likely to lead to detrimental fare and service policies. In conclusion, Frankena suggests improvements in the systems for charging people for the use of roads and public transit and in the ways that governments provide subsidies.

Download or read book Handbook of Sustainable Transport written by Carey Curtis and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-25 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the need for a sustainable transport paradigm, which has been sought after by local and national authorities internationally over the last 30 years, this illuminating and timely Handbook offers insights into how this can be secured more broadly and what it may involve, as well as the challenges that the sustainable transport approach faces. The Handbook offers readers a holistic understanding of the paradigm by drawing on a wide range of research and relevant case studies that showcase where the principles of sustainable transport have been implemented.

Download or read book The Transport Problem written by C. D. Foster and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1982, this book gives a concise commentary on the development and performance of car ownership prediction procedures and a wide-ranging survey of the modelling techniques associated with forecasting. The book provides a basic appreciation of the key points, whether they are mathematical or otherwise. Throughout the book there is a theme which relates the academic debate surrounding the issue to technical rather than philosophical concepts.

Download or read book Efficient Transport Taxes and Charges written by European Conference of Ministers of Transport and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-16 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a framework for international comparisons of taxes and charges in transport and discusses the economic principles for efficient systems of taxation.

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Download or read book Impact Fees written by Author C Nelson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only impact fee book you'll need for the next decade or longer! This comprehensive reference book updates the popular, pioneering works on impact fees by introducing new methodologies, concepts, applications, and theories. The authors contend that it's time to go beyond narrowly defined impact fees to proportionate-share development fees broadly applied to publicly provided facilities and services and their operation. Impact fees are one-time charges applied to new development to generate revenue for the construction or expansion of capital facilities outside the boundaries of the new development for system improvements engendered by the new development. At least that was the traditional use of impact fees. A generation ago, they were generally not used legally for the operation, maintenance, repair, alteration, or replacement of capital facilities; for social purposes such as affordable housing and daycare; or for "green" purposes such as habitat preservation. This book updates impact fee law, practice, and applications, and breaks new ground by showing how the impact fee logic of proportionate share can be used for these and other purposes. Through actual ordinances, summaries of technical reports, numerous case studies, and model ordinances and codes, readers will learn how to design and implement a proportionate-share development fee program. This is essential reading for anyone interested in impact fees.

Download or read book Optimal User Charges and Cost Recovery for Roads in Developing Countries written by Ian Graeme Heggie and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What impact do road user charges have on cost recovery? And when they fail to cover total costs, how should the resulting deficit be financed?

Download or read book China s Urban Transport Development Strategy written by Stephen Stares and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1996 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World Bank Discussion Paper No. 352. Presents the proceedings of the China Urban Transport Symposium, held in Beijing, November 9-11, 1995, jointly sponsored by China's Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. The symposium addressed a wide range of topics, including motor vehicle pollution, urban transport management and planning, bicycles in cities, mass rapid transit, public transit reform, and the role of the private sector.

Download or read book Handbook on Transport Pricing and Financing written by Alejandro Tirachini and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a comprehensive approach to two central, closely intertwined themes in the field of transport economics, this illuminating Handbook recognizes the critical socioeconomic importance of transport pricing and financing.

Download or read book Road User Charging Issues and Policies written by Stephen Ison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to factors such as congestion and pollution there is increased public and academic interest in road user charging. Until now the debate has focused on the economic theory of road user charging. However, a cogent economic case does not necessarily ensure public acceptance and subsequent implementation. This book seeks to provide an academic account of how such schemes might be implemented. It deals with how the decision-making process should be undertaken in order to secure political and public acceptability. This book bridges the gap between economic theory and public policy making and suggests policy options as a means of combating road traffic congestion in urban areas. The book includes a chapter on the Central London congestion charging scheme detailing the various factors which have resulted in its successful implementation. This is essential reading for academics, advanced students of transport, economics, public policy and the environment, and policy makers at the international, national and local levels.

Download or read book Road Pricing written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-08-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Road Pricing : The next steps, seventh report of session 2004-05, Vol. 2: Oral and written Evidence