PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-09-0007
Project Name:	Synthesis of Congestion Pricing
Status:	Completed
Contact:	Last Name: McHale First Name: Gene M Telephone: 202-493-3275 E-mail: gene.mchale@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Operations Research and Development
Team:	Trans Enabling Technologies Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Not Applicable
Project Description:	Sufficient and valid data regarding traveler behavior is a necessary input to the assessment of the environmental impacts of congestion pricing. At present, there are little data and no comprehensive assessment of how and why travelers actually respond to congestion pricing situations in the United States. In addition, travel and emissions models require improved data that will enable the models to identify the kinds of changes that result from road pricing. The purpose of this task order is to conduct preparatory work to support upcoming U.S. Department of Transportation evaluation efforts. This preparatory work includes the development of a synthesis report on the environmental impacts of congestion pricing in the United States as well in as other countries. The synthesis report will ultimately be used to inform both the design and the content of U.S. Department of Transportation evaluations.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	March 1, 2009
End Date:	September 30, 2010
Funding Amount:	$95,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Goals:	The projects objectives are to: (1) Document experiences in estimating environmental impacts due to congestion pricing implementations. (2) Recommend an evaluation framework for congestion pricing projects.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Data not yet available
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Federal Highway Administration: Office of Innovative Program Delivery; Role(s): Technical Federal Highway Administration: Office of Operations - Office of Transportation Management; Role(s): Technical
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Data not yet available
Deliverables:	Name: Synthesis report Product Type(s): Research report Description: This report presents a summary and analysis of current practices and a set of recommended practices for conducting before-and-after evaluations of congestion pricing projects. This study focuses on the environmental impact areas most commonly considered in the literature; specifically, air quality, noise, and environmental justice (which is sometimes referred to as "equity" and considers how impacts distribute across different types of people, especially low income and minority groups). As environmental impacts are driven by the broader travel impacts of congestion pricing projects, this study also investigated state-of-the-practice and assessed gaps in travel evaluation methodologies, including traffic, transit, and traveler behavior. Audiences: Researchers, State highway agencies, Metropolitan planning organizations Secondary Audiences: Publication URL(s): http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop11008/index.htm
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Road Operations and Congestion--Tolling and Pricing Program
TRT Terms:	Congestion Pricing Environmental Impacts Operations Research Highway Traffic Control High Occupancy Toll Lanes
FHWA Disciplines:	Environment Operations
Subject Areas:	Operations and Traffic Management