Addressing equity in political debates over road pricing

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2187, 2010, Pages 44-52

  Taylor, Brian D ^a   Kalauskas, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION CHARGES;

CASE-STUDIES; FUEL USE; INTEREST GROUPS; POLITICAL DEBATES; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ROAD PRICING; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES; TRANSPORTATION FINANCES;

COSTS;

EID: 79551605309     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2187-07     Document Type: Article

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