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Transportation Cordon Pricing in the San Francisco Bay Area: Analyzing Equity Implications for Low-Income Commuters
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出版年2013
学位授予单位Kelley, Jason L. (Author), Golub, Aaron (Advisor), Boone, Christopher (Committee member), Guhathakarta, Subhrahit (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher)
英文摘要abstract: Cordon pricing strategies attempt to charge motorists for the marginal social costs of driving in heavily congested areas, lure them out of their vehicles and into other modes, and thereby reduce vehicle miles traveled and congestion-related externalities. These strategies are gaining policy-makers` attention worldwide. The benefits and costs of such strategies can potentially lead to a disproportionate and inequitable burden on lower income commuters, particularly those commuters with poor accessibility to alternative modes of transportation. Strategies designed to mitigate the impacts of cordon pricing for disadvantaged travelers, such as discount and exemptions, can reduce the effectiveness of the pricing strategy. Transit improvements using pricing fee revenues are another mitigation strategy, but can be wasteful and inefficient if not properly targeted toward those most disadvantaged and in need. This research examines these considerations and explores the implications for transportation planners working to balance goals of system effectiveness, efficiency, and equity. First, a theoretical conceptual model for analyzing the justice implications of cordon pricing is presented. Next, the Mobility Access and Pricing Study, a cordon pricing strategy examined by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority is analyzed utilizing a neighborhood-level accessibility-based approach. The fee-payment impacts for low-income transportation-disadvantaged commuters within the San Francisco Bay area are examined, utilizing Geographic Information Systems coupled with data from the Longitudinal Employment and Household Dynamics program of the US Census Bureau. This research questions whether the recommended blanket 50% discount for low-income travelers would unnecessarily reduce the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the cordon pricing system. It is proposed that reinvestment of revenue in transportation-improvement projects targeted at those most disproportionately impacted by tolling fees, low-income automobile-dependent peak-period commuters in areas with poor access to alternative modes, would be a more suitable mitigation strategy. This would not only help maintain the efficiency and effectiveness of the cordon pricing system, but would better address income, modal and spatial equity issues. The results of this study demonstrate how the spatial distribution of the toll-payment impacts may burden low-income residents in quite different ways, thereby warranting the inclusion of such analysis in transportation planning and practice. Dissertation/Thesis Ph.D. Environmental Design and Planning 2013
英文关键词Transportation planning Congestion Pricing Cordon Pricing Environmental Justice Mitigation Strategies Spatial Analysis Transportation Equity
语种英语
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.17813
来源机构Arizona State University
资源类型学位论文
条目标识符http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/247305
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[null]. Transportation Cordon Pricing in the San Francisco Bay Area: Analyzing Equity Implications for Low-Income Commuters[D]. Kelley, Jason L. (Author), Golub, Aaron (Advisor), Boone, Christopher (Committee member), Guhathakarta, Subhrahit (Committee member), Arizona State University (Publisher),2013.
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