The costs of urban congestion: Estimation of welfare losses arising from congestion on cross-town link roads

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1098-1108

  Bilbao Ubillos, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Assessment of welfare losses; Congestion; Cross town link; Private and social cost; Sustainable accessibility

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; DECISION MAKING;

ASSESSMENT OF WELFARE LOSS; CONGESTION; CROSS-TOWN LINK; PRIVATE AND SOCIAL COST; SUSTAINABLE ACCESSIBILITY;

COST ESTIMATING;

ACCESSIBILITY; DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION METHOD; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 49349092440     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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