Title: Wellington road pricing study: can road pricing be viable in the capital?
Abstract: This paper looks at the development of preliminary road pricing options for the Wellington Region. It details the testing methodology developed to identify if road pricing is likely to be effective in reducing congestion and meeting the objectives of the Regional Land Transport Strategy, while also being financially viable. The initial work undertaken as part of this study suggests that a charging scheme can be designed for the greater Wellington region which would; be financially self-sustaining, provide surplus revenues for investing in improved transport infrastructure and services, and which would bring peak decongestion benefits as well as environmental and safety improvements. The introduction of such a charging scheme would contribute to the economic growth of the region and the differential impacts on different parts of the region would be small, the impact on areas with high levels of social deprivation being very small. Charges would be modest, consistent with passenger transport fares, and would only affect a relatively small proportion of road users. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E214098.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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