Public perceptions of toll roads: A survey of the Texas perspective

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 888-902

  Podgorski, Kaethe V ^a   Kockelman, Kara M ^b  

^a PBS and J   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Public opinion; Survey; Toll roads

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEES AND CHARGES; PUBLIC POLICY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SURVEYS; TOLL HIGHWAYS;

TOLL RATES; TRANSPORTATION FUNDING; TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS; TRANSPORTATION POLICYMAKERS;

ROADS AND STREETS;

PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; PUBLIC SPENDING; ROAD PRICING; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; TAX SYSTEM; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; TRANSPORTATION POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745866229     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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