Planning and Implementation of Road Use Charging : Options and Guidelines

Road use charging is used by agencies for activities ranging from revenue collection, through demand and environmental management. It is applied on individual road segments, such as an expressway, or over geographic areas, such as zones in a city o...

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Main Authors: Jung Eun, Oh, Vukanovic, Svetlana, Bennett, Christopher R.
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GPS
ICT
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/11/11900272/planning-implementation-road-use-charging-options-guidelines
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11716
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Summary:Road use charging is used by agencies for activities ranging from revenue collection, through demand and environmental management. It is applied on individual road segments, such as an expressway, or over geographic areas, such as zones in a city or even an entire country. When a government is considering implementing a road use charging system, it needs to consider four broad issues: (i) the technology to adopt; (ii) how it will be operated; (iii) how compliance will be enforced; and (iv) the social impact of the system. This transport note addresses each of these four issues, and presents guidelines towards implementing a successful road use charging scheme.