Effective Approaches for Advancing Congestion Pricing in a Metropolitan Region
A Primer on Lessons Learned and Best Practices
FHWA-HOP-12-030
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Technical Report Documentation
Page
List of Abbreviations
Executive
Summary
1. Introduction
Purpose of
the Primer and Intended Audience
Process of Developing
the Primer
Types of Congestion Pricing
Strategies to Consider in Regional Planning
Variably
Priced Lanes
Variably Priced Highways,
Bridges, or Tunnels
Priced Zones
Priced Road Networks
Pricing not Involving
Tolls (e.g., Variable Parking Pricing, Vehicle
Miles Traveled Fees)
Organization of the Primer
2. Benefits from Using
Congestion Pricing to Support Regional Goals
Improving
Multimodal Transportation System Performance
Generating Revenues for
Transportation Investments
Supporting Economic Competitiveness
/ Freight Movement
Supporting Environmental
Quality, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainability
Enhancing
Travel Options, Transit, Livability, and
Sustainability
Supporting a State of
Good Repair
Designing Congestion
Pricing Strategies to Achieve Regional Benefits
3. Challenges Associated
with Planning and Implementing Congestion Pricing
Achieving Public and
Decisionmaker Acceptability for Congestion
Pricing
Establishing Compatibility
of Regional Goals with Congestion Pricing
Objectives
Interagency Collaboration on Congestion
Pricing Programs
Analytical Challenges
in Evaluating Impacts and Integrating Congestion
Pricing into Regional Plans
Legislative Barriers
and Other Implementation Challenges
4. Effective Practices
for Integrating Congestion Pricing into MetropolitanTransportation
Plans
Gaining Acceptance
from Decisionmakers and the Public
Linking Congestion Pricing
to Regional Goals and Objectives
Establishing Regional
Partnerships
Analyzing Congestion
Pricing as Part of the Planning Process
Gaining and Sustaining
Support from Users and Decisionmakers
5. Getting Started
Resources
APPENDIX
References
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration Office of Operations
(HOP)
1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E.
Washington, DC 20590
Tel: 202-366-6726
Fax: 202-366-3225
Office of Operations Web Site www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov
March 2012
FHWA-HOP-12-030
