1. Report No.
FHWA-HOP-12-030 |
2. Government Accession No.
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3. Recipient's Catalog No.
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4. Title and Subtitle
Effective Approaches for Advancing Congestion
Pricing in a Metropolitan Region – A Primer
on Lessons Learned and Best Practices
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5. Report Date
March 31, 2012
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6. Performing Organization Code
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7. Author(s)
Anjali Mahendra (ICF), Michael Grant (ICF),
Myron Swisher (SAIC)
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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
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10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS)
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11. Contract or Grant No.
DTFH61-06-D-00005
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
United States Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20590
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13. Type of Report and Period Covered
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code
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15. Supplementary Notes
Wayne Berman, COTM
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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.
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17. Key Words
congestion pricing, transportation planning,
regional plan, regional goals, lessons learned,
challenges
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18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions.
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19. Security Classification (of this report)
Unclassified |
20. Security Classification (of this page)
Unclassified |
21. No of Pages
52
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22. Price
N/A |
