PHASING IN THE USER-PAYS CONCEPT ON URBAN FREEWAYS: THE PRIVATIZATION STRATEGY

摘要: There is a role for the private sector to play in helping solve what one transportation economist termed "plague of century," urban traffic congestion. For variety reasons, increasing number and capacity freeways as means reducing congestion unlikely. Similarly, meliorist traffic- driver-management techniques are limited long-term solutions this problem. The expansion public transit also lacks promise solution. introduction user-pays principle could make significant contribution ameliorating if politically feasible strategy phase concept can be developed. successful application privatization other services suggests that may have an excellent chance success. Such outlined incentives, which might overcome opposition interest groups hitherto opposed concept, suggested.