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Congestion Pricing and Demand Management: A Discussion of the Issues
Author(s) -
McMullen B. Starr
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
policy studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1541-0072
pISSN - 0190-292X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1993.tb01822.x
Subject(s) - demand management , congestion pricing , singapore area licensing scheme , economics , scarcity , politics , variable pricing , traffic congestion , road pricing , on demand , business , public economics , microeconomics , macroeconomics , political science , commerce , transport engineering , engineering , law
This article reviews the political, technological, and economic issues involved in the formulation of congestion pricing policy. Increased urban congestion combined with increasingly scarce resources is making policymakers consider congestion pricing as an alternative to expanding highway capacity. Past experiences with congestion pricing and other types of demand management are discussed in an attempt to identify problems policymakers may expect to encounter in the US.