ITS pricing strategies can reduce traffic congestion and enhance the quality of service of buses.
International experience with congestion pricing
Date Posted
05/18/2011
Singapore, Singapore
Singapore,
Singapore
Rome, Italy
Rome,
Italy
London, England
London,
England
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm,
Sweden
Trondheim, Norway
Trondheim,
Norway
ITS Regional Integration: Task 6 (Pricing ITS) - Subtask 4 (Final Report)
Summary Information
The report ITS Regional Integration: Task 6 (Pricing ITS) - Subtask 4 (Final Report), published by the Federal Highway Administration, examined electronic congestion pricing as a type of road charging designed to reduce traffic congestion. Several examples of international programs implemented between 1975 and 2006 were examined to compare the overall benefits and costs of major road pricing schemes. In addition to synthesis findings, the report discussed a number of key engineering challenges and institutional issues.
FINDINGS
ITS can improve the operational aspects of congestion pricing with minimal intrusion on traffic flow. The following data excerpted from Table 1 of the source highlight findings from several case studies that show congestion charging can improve traffic flow and increase the efficiency of public transportation systems.
Table 1 (Source: Button,K.J and H. Vega, Pricing Intelligent Transportation Systems: A Review, Report No. DTFH61-06-H-00014, U.S. DOT FHWA. 2007.)
1Although called Area Licensing Scheme, the system was a cordon toll rather than an area license.
2 Electronic fee collection introduced.
3 New rate introduced.
ITS can improve the operational aspects of congestion pricing with minimal intrusion on traffic flow. The following data excerpted from Table 1 of the source highlight findings from several case studies that show congestion charging can improve traffic flow and increase the efficiency of public transportation systems.
Table 1 (Source: Button,K.J and H. Vega, Pricing Intelligent Transportation Systems: A Review, Report No. DTFH61-06-H-00014, U.S. DOT FHWA. 2007.)
City | Traffic effects | Congestion effects | Public transport effects |
---|---|---|---|
Singapore, 1975-19981 | - 44%; -31% by 1988 | Average speed increased from 19 to 36 km/h | Modal Shift, from 33% to 46% trips to work by city bus, 69% in 1983 |
Trondheim, 1991 | -10 % | n.a. | +7% city bus patronage |
Singapore, 19982 | -10 to -15% | Optimized road usage, 20 to 30 km/h roads, 45 to 65 km/h expressways | Slight shift to city bus |
Rome, 2001 | -20 % | n.a. | + 6% |
London, 2003 | -18% 2003 vs 2002, 0% 2004 versus 2003 | -30%. 1.6 min/km typical delay 2003, 2004 versus 2002 (2.3 min/km) | +18% during peak hours bus patronage 2003, +12% in 2004 |
London, 20053 | Small net reductions - 4% 2005/06 | - 22%. 1.8 min/km typical delay | bus patronage steady |
Stockholm, 2006 | - 30% 2006 versus 2004 | -30 to -50% journey time | + 6% |
2 Electronic fee collection introduced.
3 New rate introduced.
ITS Regional Integration: Task 6 (Pricing ITS) - Subtask 4 (Final Report)
ITS Regional Integration: Task 6 (Pricing ITS) - Subtask 4 (Final Report)
Source Publication Date
09/02/2009
Publisher
U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration
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