Overview
order to assist transportation agencies to better assess and mitigate perceived and potential equity impacts of road pricing projects on local communities, commuters, and system users, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) developed a “Guidebook for State, Regional, and Local Governments on Addressing Potential Equity Impacts of Road Pricing.”The guidebook:
- Provides comprehensive procedures and guidance to State, regional, and local agencies as well as decisionmakers and concerned citizens to follow when considering road pricing projects to ensure that equity is appropriately and adequately addressed;
- Focuses primarily on time-of-day variable pricing as it may be applied to cordon and area-wide pricing, facility pricing (including high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, express toll lanes, and traditional toll roads), and parking pricing.
- Is built upon:
- A comprehensive literature review of existing road/congestion pricing equity research and applications;
- A series of interviews with government staff, academics, private sector representatives, and other subject matter experts knowledgeable about road pricing equity; and
- A workshop held in Washington, D.C. in October 2011 to review and finalize the guidebook. The workshop was attended by road/congestion pricing and equity experts including government officials, researchers and academics, as well as private sector representatives.
- Includes two road pricing scenarios/case studies identified by FHWA. These include:
- Scenario 1: Agencies considering implementing roadway congestion pricing strategies for the first time.
- Scenario 2: Agencies considering road pricing expansion along their network.
Source Organization Location
Washington
DC