DocumentCode :
1734651
Title :
Pricing road use to manage peak demand
Author :
Howie, Donald J.
Author_Institution :
Don Howie & Assoc.
Volume :
2
fYear :
1991
Firstpage :
321
Lastpage :
324
Abstract :
This paper reports an analysis of potential costs and revenues to apply road pricing in Melbourne. Objectives of road pricing are assumed to be reduced peak period congestion and raising of funds for transport infrastructure. The analysis provides a broad understanding of opportunities for Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) to be applied to road pricing; using Melbourne as a test case. Road pricing can take many forms from simple flat annual charges with fuel consumption based variable charges through to systems which charge vehicle owners according to actual road use. IVHS developments will be the key to the implementation of socially acceptable systems which charge according to actual use - or a form of charging which partially meets this objective. As pressure on road funds increases over the next decade, there is likely to be greater emphasis on the use of IVHS technologies to change the way in which road infrastructure is managed.
Keywords :
Australia; Costs; Finance; Fuels; Intelligent vehicles; Pricing; Road transportation; Road vehicles; System testing; Urban areas;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1991
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/VNIS.1991.205778
Filename :
1623642
Link To Document :
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