We can't get there from here: ecofiscal policies to address traffic congestion in Canadian cities

This article examines the economic rationale for pricing congestion and provides examples of how congestion pricing can be implemented in a sample of Canadian cities. Chapter Contents: 4.1 Introduction: congestion costs—an economic and social loss 4.2 The economic rationale for congestion pricing 4.3 Pricing congestion: a basket of ecofiscal policies 4.4 Designing congestion-pricing policy: evaluation of trade-offs 4.5 Principles for implementation 4.6 Options for congestion pricing in Canada's four largest cities 4.6.1 Metro Vancouver 4.6.2 Calgary 4.6.3 Greater Toronto Area 4.6.4 Greater Montreal 4.6.5 Congestion pricing could benefit other Canadian cities 4.7 Summary 4.8 Recommendations References Inspec keywords: road pricing (tolls); road traffic Other keywords: traffic congestion; Canadian cities; ecofiscal policies; congestion pricing Subjects: Systems theory applications in transportation; Systems theory applications in economics and business