ECMT Round Tables Private and Public Investment in Transport Report of the Eighty-First Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 11-12 May 1989

ECMT Round Tables Private and Public Investment in Transport Report of the Eighty-First Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 11-12 May 1989 PDF

Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 1990-03-31

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 9282105296

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Round Table 81 takes stock of the problems of inadequate transport links at its periphery and considers the contribution private capital could bring in funding transport infrastructure.

Report of the Eightieth Round Table on Transport Economics

Report of the Eightieth Round Table on Transport Economics PDF

Author: European Conference of Ministers of Transport. Economic Research Centre

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Published: 1989

Total Pages: 196

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Too much traffic? Road networks are increasingly unable to cope with ever-expanding requirements. Already severe in densely populated areas, the problem is becoming even more so as road traffic grows substantially. Since road congestion can jeopardise vital economic interests, some specialists are advocating a process of user selection, essentially by means of a price mechanism. This Round Table examines the introduction of "road pricing" or a similar method in the form of tolls and compares approaches adopted in a number of countries