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The equity impacts of road congestion pricing
Harry Ward Richardson,Chang-Hee Christine Bae +1 more
- 01 Jan 1998
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an analysis of some of the key issues that focus on equity consequences of road congestion pricing and examine the FASTRAK road pricing project on SR 91 in California.
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Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of some of the key issues that focus on equity consequences of road congestion pricing. This is followed by an examination of the FASTRAK road pricing project on SR 91 in California. The analysis addresses equity objections to road pricing.
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