Equity of Evolving Transportation FinanceMechanisms
Special Report 303. Committee on Equity Implications of Evolving Transportation FinanceMechanisms
TRB, NAS Press | 2011 | ISBN: 0309167604 9780309167604 | 197 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This Report addresses the equity of alternatives to current transportation finance mechanisms, notably mechanisms based on tolling and road use metering (i.e., road pricing). The report calls on policy makers to insist on well-designed studies of transportation finance that yield reliable information about the likely distribution of burdens and benefits, and that facilitate comparison of a given finance strategy with alternatives. In addition, public policy makers who wish to promote equity should engage their constituents and other stakeholders early and often when considering the use of new or unfamiliar transportation finance mechanisms.