Innovations in Road Finance: Examining the Growth in Electronic Tolling

Public Works Management & Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 110-125

  Sorensen, Paul A ^a   Taylor, Brian D ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

congestion tolls; cordon tolls; electronic tolling; intelligent transportation systems; mileage tax; road pricing; transportation finance; truck tolls

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249177467     PISSN: 1087724X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087724X06294067     Document Type: Article

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