Title: TRANSPORTATION PRICING PROGRAM OF THE URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION
Abstract: This program seeks to reduce severe traffic congestion in urban areas and to improve the environment by encouraging use of the public transportation system. The program promotes pricing strategies that directly improve the performance of the public transport system, i.e., speed, productivity, or reliability, and uses disincentives that discourage the use of low-occupancy modes of travel. Two general categories of demonstrations are being considered for implementation. The first, which consists of pricing measures that will discourage the use of low-occupancy vehicles, involves a supplementary license scheme that is used to charge low-occupancy vehicles for driving in highly congested areas. In the second category, pricing strategies are used as a means to achieve positive rider attitude and support toward the public transportation system, and to increase ridership and productivity. Included are demonstrations to investigate the major transit pricing issues ranging from pricing of various transit services for different user groups and mechanisms for prepayment of fares to the complete elimination of fares. Comments are made on the following demonstrations: fare-free transit, prepaid pass, congestion pricing, and demonstrations of price and service variations. UMTA plans to expand the congestion pricing effort and evaluate other alternatives. The question of parking charges will be reviewed, and an investigation will be made into corridor and spot pricing to deal with specific types of congestion problems.
Publication Year: 1978
Publication Date: 1978-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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