A model for optimizing electronic toll collection systems

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-314

  Levinson, Davidson ^a   Chang, Elva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; COSTS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; TOLL HIGHWAYS;

ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION (ETC);

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

ROAD PRICING; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037402064     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-8564(02)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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