tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post5815273077726317532..comments2024-03-19T20:20:10.705+13:00Comments on Road Pricing: The opposite of congestion pricing - and it works (UPDATED)Scott Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00834128869502195521noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post-71481034211985524202012-09-09T18:20:26.145+12:002012-09-09T18:20:26.145+12:00Thanks for describing this setup. It seems very di...Thanks for describing this setup. It seems very difficult to continue & extend such a program, since one cannot identify those who no longer need it & those who now do but have been avoiding the peak along the congested facility. Am I missing something?<br />It does remind me of deCorla-Souza's Fast & Intertwined (FAIR) lanes (where one gains a bit of free access to the tolled lanes by using the adjacent non-tolled lanes enough times [e.g., 4 to 1 ratio]). <br />I'm a fan of my credit-based congestion pricing (CBCP) strategy (described & applied in various papers at http://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelman/home.html#RESEARCH:_Roadway_Pricing), but it does not come without a couple issues: a cash-based system will prove problematic for fraud (so some other incentives [like free bus passes or car-sharing discounts] would be best, for those who can cash out [by staying under their monthly "budget"]) & defining budget recipients is problematic (e.g., all registered-vehicle owners in a region or all workers or all those with driving licenses get a budget? and where's the boundary?). The Dutch approach & FAIR handle those issues, but not the others I mentioned. I'm interested in your thoughts!<br />kkockelm@mail.utexas.eduKara Kockelman, Professor of Transportation Engineering, UT Austinhttp://www.caee.utexas.edu/prof/kockelmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post-68524967923220988532012-02-18T03:17:29.327+13:002012-02-18T03:17:29.327+13:00No, it appears the two Dutch schemes are unique.No, it appears the two Dutch schemes are unique.Scott Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834128869502195521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post-47537901496111885302012-02-15T22:56:38.407+13:002012-02-15T22:56:38.407+13:00Thanks for all the information. Are you aware of a...Thanks for all the information. Are you aware of any other similar rewarding scheme elsewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com