Conference Interactive Program

TRB 89th Annual Meeting (January 10-14, 2010)

Event Number:	252
Event Title:	Congestion Pricing Showcase: Lessons from Today's Projects and Studies
Event Date:	Jan 11 2010 9:30AM- 12:00PM
Event Location:	Hilton, International Center
Event Description:
Event Agenda:

Credible Commitment and Political Prospects of Congestion Pricing (10-2401)
    
Congestion pricing is closer than ever to becoming part of mainstream congestion management, but still faces large political obstacles. Because the majority of urban motorists are made worse off by paying congestion tolls, generating political support for congestion pricing will depend strongly on how the toll revenue is distributed. For this reason, the political acceptability of congestion tolls relies on addressing the credible commitment problem. If the toll recipients do not trust the toll collectors, political actors will continue to oppose congestion pricing. We use interview and survey evidence from Los Angeles County to illustrate this problem.

Authors
     King, David , Columbia University
     Manville, Michael , University of California, Los Angeles