National road pricing: A critique and an alternative

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Transport

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 167-174

  Metz, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Social impact; Traffic engineering; Transport planning

Indexed keywords

FEES AND CHARGES; FINANCE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

IN-VEHICLE; JOURNEY TIMES; REAL-TIME TRAFFIC INFORMATION; ROAD PRICING; ROAD USERS; SOCIAL IMPACT; TRAFFIC ENGINEERING; TRANSPORT PLANNING;

TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ROAD PRICING; SOCIAL IMPACT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

EID: 49249102449     PISSN: 0965092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/tran.2008.161.3.167     Document Type: Article

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