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Transportation Pricing

Transportation Pricing. SUSTAINABLE CONGESTION RELIEF FOR METRO WASHINGTON, DC? Presented by Michael Replogle. www.environmentaldefense.org. Congestion Relief: Magic Bullets or a Grand Buffet?. More roads More transit Smart Growth Better walking and biking Telework Road pricing.

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Transportation Pricing

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  1. Transportation Pricing SUSTAINABLE CONGESTION RELIEF FOR METRO WASHINGTON, DC? Presented by Michael Replogle www.environmentaldefense.org

  2. Congestion Relief: Magic Bullets or a Grand Buffet? • More roads • More transit • Smart Growth • Better walking and biking • Telework • Road pricing

  3. Recipe for Continued Gridlock • Build outer beltways that spur more sprawl, traffic • Dedicate tolls to road system expansion, motorist services • Favor drive alone travel with commuter/parking subsidies • Fixed cost insurance pricing without PAYD choice • Neglect pedestrian/bicycle needs in community design

  4. Building More Freeway Lanes Has Not Stemmed Congestion Expressways induce traffic growth that spurs congestion

  5. Outer Beltways Spur Sprawl Household shift with Techway Bridge Household shift with Western Transportation Corridor Bridge

  6. Which Yields Induced Traffic Most New Bridge Traffic Will Be Newly Induced Traffic Created by the Presence of a New Potomac River Bridge

  7. Outer Beltway Bridges Provide Little Traffic Relief to Existing Bridges

  8. What Role For Road Pricing? • Managing traffic congestion, traffic growth, and pollution • Financing road system expansion, operations, mitigation of adverse impacts • Financing transit, para-transit, walking, biking • Supporting and financing growth management

  9. What Role for Other Transportation Pricing Strategies? • Commuter Choice • Cash-in-lieu-of-parking • Pay As You Drive insurance • Car sharing

  10. Common Ground for Expanded Choices? • Add/convert HOT lanes for I-495, I-270, I-95, US50, I-66, etc. with revenue supporting better transit • Comprehensive non-facility pricing, Smart Growth, better walking and biking reforms

  11. Getting Better Transportation Projects Faster? • Incorporate pricing with smart growth, better transit in plans and projects • Avoid or mitigate secondary induced, cumulative impacts • Involve the public

  12. Conclusions • Pricing strategies can help break policy and traffic gridlock, reducing pollution, sprawl, and need for new roads • If misapplied, pricing will simply exacerbate sprawl, traffic growth, opposition to road expansion • Let’s work to establish common ground for progress

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