CONGESTION PRICING - ITS DECISION REPORT

This report focuses on the topic of congestion pricing. It begins with a system description, describing first how the concept is implemented. An assessment of congestion pricing includes an examination of the following factors: travel impacts, benefits and costs, equity, and implementation challenges. Detailed overviews are provided for the following case studies: San Diego: Interstate 15 FasTrak, Orange County, California: State Route 91, Houston: Interstate 10 QuickRide, Lee County. International projects are briefly reviewed. These include: Toronto, Singapore, Seoul, South Korea, Hong Kong, Stuttgart, Germany, Trondheim, and Norway. Also available on the ITS DECISION website under the heading Advanced Payment Systems are reports dealing with: Electronic Toll Collection Fare Payment Systems, Fare Integration Systems, Mobile Phones/PDA's Parking Payment Systems. For an overview on congestion pricing, go to: http://www.path.berkeley.edu/%7Eleap/TTM/Demand_Manage/congestionp_ glance.html