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Guidebook for State, Regional, and Local Governments on Addressing Potential Equity Impacts of Road Pricing

April 2013

FHWA-HOP-13-033

United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration

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empty cell 1.1 Introduction
empty cell 1.2 Purpose of Study
Chapter 2 Congestion Pricing Strategies – Illustrative Scenarios
Chapter 3 Impacts on Bus Travel Time and Travel Time Reliability
empty cell 3.1 Overview of Approach
empty cell 3.2 Equity Units of Analysis
empty cell 3.3 Definitions of "Impacts of Concern" by Equity Type and Analysis Unit
empty cell 3.4 Definitions of Measures to Assess Potential Equity Impact
empty cell 3.5 State and Local Consideration for Equity Type, Category, Impacts of Concern, and Measures
empty cell 3.6 Classification of Equity in Congestion and Road Pricing Initiatives – Illustrative Examples
Chapter 4 Incorporating Equity in the Transportation Planning Process
empty cell 4.1 General Guidelines to Consider when Incorporating Equity in the Transportation Planning Process
empty cell 4.2 An Example of Equity Analysis: Environmental Justice
empty cell 4.3 Incorporating Equity in the Transportation Planning Process – Illustrative Examples
Chapter 5 Evaluating Equity at the Project Level
empty cell 5.1 Procedure for Evaluating Equity at the Project Level
empty cell 5.2 Evaluating the Impacts of Road Pricing Projects – Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques
empty cell 5.3 Evaluating Equity at the Project Level – Illustrative Examples
Chapter 6 Strategies to Address and Mitigate the Impacts of Congestion Pricing
empty cell 6.1 Congestion Pricing Remediation Strategies in the Literature
empty cell 6.2 Post-Implementation Road Pricing Remediation Strategies – Equity Audit Tool
empty cell 6.3 Road Pricing Remediation Strategies – Illustrative Examples
Chapter 7 The Role of Communications in Congestion Pricing Initiatives
empty cell 7.1 Congestion Pricing Communication Strategies – What and How, Illustrative Examples
Chapter 8 Recommendations and Next Steps
empty cell 8.1 Recommendations
empty cell 8.2 Next Steps
Appendix A Glossary
Appendix B Potential Remediation Strategies
Appendix C Bibliography

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