Suppose a government adds two lanes to a highway in both directions, but then restricts access to those lanes. The lanes will be “managed” — open only to people in carpools, or to people in single-occupancy vehicles who pay a toll. The toll will vary in response to demand, with the goal of avoiding congestion and keeping vehicles moving. Will the total amount of driving in the region rise, fall, or not change? Read the original publication here.
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Suppose a government adds two lanes to a highway in both directions, but then restricts access to those lanes. The lanes will be “managed” — open only to people in carpools, or to people in single-occupancy vehicles who pay a toll. The toll will vary in response to demand, with the goal of avoiding congestion and keeping vehicles moving. Will the total amount of driving in the region rise, fall, or not change? Read the original publication here.
Transportation scholars regularly argue that congestion pricing is the only reliable way to reduce road traffic congestion. The public often resists this advice, often out of confusion about how pricing would work, concern about whether it would be fair, and a belief that some other, less politically-explosive approach might work just as well. This explanatory essay addresses some of those common concerns. Read the original publication.
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Suppose a government adds two lanes to a highway in both directions, but then restricts access to those lanes. The lanes will be “managed” — open only to people in carpools, or to people in single-occupancy vehicles who pay a toll. The toll will vary in response to demand, with the goal of avoiding congestion and keeping vehicles moving. Will the total amount of driving in the region rise, fall, or not change? Read the original publication here.
