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Effective Approaches for Advancing Congestion Pricing in a Metropolitan Region

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1. Report No.

FHWA-HOP-12-030

2. Government Accession No.


3. Recipient's Catalog No.


4. Title and Subtitle

Effective Approaches for Advancing Congestion Pricing in a Metropolitan Region – A Primer on Lessons Learned and Best Practices

5. Report Date

March 31, 2012

6. Performing Organization Code

 

7. Author(s)

Anjali Mahendra (ICF), Michael Grant (ICF), Myron Swisher (SAIC)

8. Performing Organization Report No.

9. Performing Organization Name and Address

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
8301 Greensboro Drive
MS E-12-3
McLean, VA 221021

ICF Incorporated, LLC
9300 Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA 22031

10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)

11. Contract or Grant No.

DTFH61-06-D-00005

12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address

United States Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590

13. Type of Report and Period Covered


14. Sponsoring Agency Code

 

15. Supplementary Notes

Wayne Berman, COTM

16. Abstract

This primer is intended to raise awareness among staff at MPOs and their partner agencies about the potential role of congestion pricing in supporting regional goals as well as the most effective approaches for advancing congestion pricing strategies in a region. It draws upon lessons learned from pilot and ongoing programs implemented around the United States as well as efforts to integrate congestion pricing into regional transportation plans. The content of the primer is based on discussions that took place at four peer to peer-to- peer practitioner workshops organized by FHWA in September 2011. Using illustrative case studies, this primer provides information on effective approaches for addressing the challenges of advancing congestion pricing in a regional context, including: (i) building public and decisionmaker acceptability; (ii) linking congestion pricing to regional goals and objectives; (iii) achieving interagency collaboration; (iv) analyzing congestion pricing impacts as part of the planning process; and (v) addressing implementation challenges and sustaining user support. The primer ends with recommendations of initial steps that planners, policymakers, and others can take in developing comprehensive regional congestion pricing plans, while maximizing the chances of acceptance from the public and decisionmakers.

17. Key Words

congestion pricing, transportation planning, regional plan, regional goals, lessons learned, challenges

18. Distribution Statement

No restrictions.

19. Security Classification (of this report)

Unclassified

20. Security Classification (of this page)

Unclassified

21. No of Pages

52

22. Price

N/A

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