Public policy has remained stoutly resistant to the economic profession's call to use
congestion tolls to minimize the social costs from automobile congestion. This paper …

The adoption of congestion pricing depends fundamentally upon drivers' willingness to pay
to reduce travel time during the congested morning peak period. Using revealed preference …

The value of travel time savings (VOT) has been an important theme in transportation
research because travel time savings is the single largest contributor to the benefits of many …

Economists have been recommending congestion tolls as a means of regulating urban
traffic congestion for many years (Vickrey, 1963; UK Ministry of Transport, 1964? the Smeed …

We apply recent econometric advances to study the distribution of commuters' preferences
for speedy and reliable highway travel. Our analysis applies mixed logit to combined …

Studies of the “stated preferences” of households generally report public and political
opposition by urban commuters to congestion pricing. It is thought that this opposition …

In this paper, the effect of congestion tolls upon the pattern of traffic flows is examined.
Congestion tolls influence the individual commuter's decision of when to make a trip …

We have completed a survey of Southern California residents designed to examine whether
the details of policy design can make congestion pricing more attractive to the motoring …

This paper compares results from evaluations of two recent road pricing demonstrations in
southern California. These projects provide particularly useful opportunities for measuring …

Road pricing is widely advocated as a solution to congestion problems. The underlying
theory is well developed, and we even have the technology to implement it without toll …