Behavioral adjustments and equity effects of congestion pricing: Analysis of morning commutes during the Stockholm Trial

Karlström, Anders; Franklin, Joel P.

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2008.09.008

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“…If all income in a country is allocated to only one person its value is 1; if all people have the same income it is 0 (see also below, Fig. 1 Santos et al (2008) used it in the context of accessibility evaluation of road network design, Tian et al (2012) used it to evaluate efficiency and equity effects of ramp control schemes, Karlström and Franklin (2009) used it to evaluate equity effects of the Stockholm congestion pricing trial and Delbosc and Currie (2011) have used it to assess the social exclusion effects of public transport services in Melbourne, Australia. Van Wee (2011) and Van Wee and Geurs (2011) have argued the Gini index is applicable to evaluate accessibility and social exclusion effects.…”

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A method to evaluate equitable accessibility: combining ethical theories and accessibility-based approaches

2015

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In this paper, we present the case that traditional transport appraisal methods do not sufficiently capture the social dimensions of mobility and accessibility. However, understanding this is highly relevant for policymakers to understand the impacts of their transport decisions. These dimensions include the distribution of mobility and accessibility levels over particular areas or for specific population groups, as well as how this may affect various social outcomes, including their levels of participation, social inclusion and community cohesion. In response, we propose a method to assess the socially relevant accessibility impacts (SRAIs) of policies in some of these key dimensions. The method combines the use of underlying ethics principles, more specifically the theories of egalitarianism and sufficientarianism, in combination with accessibility-based analysis and the Lorenz curve and Gini index. We then demonstrate the method in a case study example. Our suggestion is that policymakers can use these ethical perspectives to determine the equity of their policies decisions and to set minimum standards for local transport delivery. This will help them to become more confident in the development and adoption of new decision frameworks that promote accessibility over mobility and which also disaggregate the costs and benefits of transport policies over particular areas or for specific under-served population groups.

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A method to evaluate equitable accessibility: combining ethical theories and accessibility-based approaches

2015

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“…The charge has been in place for more than five years, and measurement of the effects has been extensive (Börjesson et al 2012, Eliasson 2008, Karlström and Franklin 2009and Kristofferson 2013. Studies have shown that traffic over the taxed cordon was reduced significantly after the permanent implementation of the charge (approximately 18.75% over the period [2008][2009][2010][2011].…”

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Air pollution dynamics and the need for temporally differentiated road pricing

Coria

Bonilla

Grundström

et al. 2015

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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In this paper we investigate the effects of the temporal variation of pollution dispersion, traffic flows and vehicular emissions on pollution concentration and illustrate the need for temporally differentiated road pricing through an application to the case of the congestion charge in Stockholm, Sweden. By accounting explicitly for the role of pollution dispersion on optimal road pricing, we allow for a more comprehensive view of the economy-ecology interactions at stake, showing that price differentiation is an optimal response to the physical environment. Most congestion charges in place incorporate price bans to mitigate congestion. Our analysis indicates that, to ensure compliance with air quality standards, such price variations should also be a response to limited pollution dispersion.

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“…Given that it is likely that the revenues would be used to some extent to improve the public transport system, the proposed congestion-charging scheme for Stockholm was considered to be progressive rather than regressive. Karlström and Franklin [33] considered specifically two behavioural adjustments: mode choice and departure time choice and assessed the horizontal and vertical equity effects of the Stockholm Trial with Congestion Pricing for morning commuters, in terms of both travel behavioural adjustments and welfare effects. The existing practice has implied significant opportunities for financing new roadway investment while addressing congestion and equity issues, with net gains for both types of travellers.…”

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Solving Traffic Congestion From the Demand Side

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Prentkovskis²,

Tang³

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It is nowadays widely accepted that solving traffic congestion from the demand side is more important and more feasible than offering more capacity or facilities for transportation. Following a brief overview of evolution of the concept of Travel Demand Management (TDM), there is a discussion on the TDM foundations that include demand-side strategies, traveler choice and application settings and the new dimensions that ATDM (Active forms of Transportation and Demand Management) bring to TDM, i.e. active management and integrative management. Subsequently, the authors provide a short review of the state-of-the-art TDM focusing on relevant literature published since 2000. Next, we highlight five TDM topics that are currently hot: traffic congestion pricing, public transit and bicycles, travel behavior, travel plans and methodology. The paper closes with some concluding remarks.

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Behavioral adjustments and equity effects of congestion pricing: Analysis of morning commutes during the Stockholm Trial

Cited by 60 publications

References 6 publications

A method to evaluate equitable accessibility: combining ethical theories and accessibility-based approaches

A method to evaluate equitable accessibility: combining ethical theories and accessibility-based approaches

Air pollution dynamics and the need for temporally differentiated road pricing

Solving Traffic Congestion From the Demand Side

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