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Activity-Based Approach for the Design of Sustainable Area and Cordon Pricing Schemes

Vehicle-generated emissions remain a serious threat to the health of urban and suburban communities. Among the strategies implemented to address this environmental problem are area- and cordon-based pricing (ACP) schemes. Experiences in major cities such as London, Stockholm, and Milan show that ACP schemes are effective in reducing traffic emissions and the related public health risks. However, designing ACP schemes continues to be a challenging task given the complexities of estimating the multidimensional effects of this type of strategy. In response to this design problem, optimization-based approaches have been proposed to aid transportation planning agencies in determining optimal charging boundary locations and toll levels. Existing engineering methodologies focus only on congestion-related goals, and employ an aggregate representation of travel demand for a single design period. The assessment of public health impacts due to traffic requires information on disaggregate travel and activity participation behavior, as well as spatially and temporally varying pollutant concentrations. Existing methodologies do not meet these planning needs for agencies interested in designing ACP schemes that explicitly account for both congestion and public health.

Project Details

Project Type: 
Faculty-Initiated Research
Project Dates: 
September 1, 2016 to June 30, 2018
Principal Investigators: 
Daniel Rodriguez-Roman
Dr. Mahdieh Allahviranloo
Institution: 
University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez
The City College of New York
Sponsor(s): 
University Transportation Research Center (UTRC)
Publications: 
Final Report
Project Status: 
Complete
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