Cordon-based congestion pricing in a continuum traffic equilibrium system

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 7-9, 2005, Pages 813-834

  Ho, H W ^a   Wong, S C ^a   Yang, Hai ^b   Loo, Becky P Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Continuum; Cordon; Finite element method; Road pricing; Traffic equilibrium

Indexed keywords

FEES AND CHARGES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROADS AND STREETS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TOLL HIGHWAYS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

CONTINUUM TRAFFIC EQUILIBRIUM SYSTEM; CORDON-BASED CONGESTION; SOCIAL WELFARE BENEFITS; TRAFFIC EQUILIBRIUM MODEL;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROAD PRICING; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 21644465801     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2005.02.017     Document Type: Article

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