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The case for road pricing
Author(s) -
Day Alan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/1468-0270.00119
Subject(s) - confusion , argument (complex analysis) , investment (military) , space (punctuation) , work (physics) , subject (documents) , economics , business , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , computer science , political science , law , politics , psychology , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , library science , psychoanalysis , operating system
The argument in principle for pricing the use of road space rests on firm intellectual foundations. The necessary technology is readily available. Public acceptance of the idea, with the concomitant need for investment in new roads, is subject to much confusion, reinforced by Nimbyism on one side and Swampyism on the other.