Congestion Pricing News of the World
We can barely keep up with the international congestion pricing headlines these days:
- Mumbai, India to Charge Fees for Driving (Mumbai Newsline)
- Finland: Half of Helsinki Backs Congestion Charge (Newsroom Finland)
- New Zealand: Pricing Could Ease Traffic Jams, New Study Suggests (Scoop)
- Singapore: LTA to Expand Electronic Road Pricing (Channel NewsAsia)
- Charleston E-ZPass Bill Sets the Table for a Toll Hike (Register - Herald)
- Innovation Needed, Congestion Pricing, Not More Roads, an Answer (SF Chron)
- Mary Peters: Forget Gas Taxes, Charge for Road Use Instead (Washington Post)
- Value Pricing Project Quarterly Report (Transportation Research Board)
- Strategies for Making Existing Road Infrastructure Perform Better (GAO)
- Principles of Efficient Congestion Pricing by William Vickrey (Columbia U., 1992)
Thanks to Roger Herz.
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