Modelling and evaluation of road pricing in Paris

Transport Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-126

  de Palma, André ^a   Lindsey, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cordon tolls; Dynamic network equilibrium; Link tolls; Time of day pricing

Indexed keywords

ROAD PRICING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; ILE-DE-FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE-DE-PARIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33644614164     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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