An Analysis of Various Policy Instruments to Reduce Congestion, Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions in Beijing

An Analysis of Various Policy Instruments to Reduce Congestion, Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions in Beijing

Using a nested multinomial logit model of car ownership and personal travel in Beijing circa 2005, this paper compares the effectiveness of different policy instruments to reduce traffic congestion and CO2 emissions. The study shows that a congesti...

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Main Authors: Anas, Alex, Timilsina, Govinda R., Zheng, Siqi
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCELERATION
AGGREGATE EMISSIONS
AGGREGATES
AIR
AIR QUALITY
AMBIENT AIR
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
ANTI-SPRAWL
AUTO OWNERSHIP
AUTOMOBILE
AUTOMOBILES
AVERAGE FUEL EFFICIENCY
AVERAGE SPEED
AVERAGE SPEEDS
AVERAGE TRIP LENGTH
BICYCLING
BUS
BUS RIDE
BUSES
CALIBRATION
CAR
CAR FUEL
CAR MODES
CAR OCCUPANCY
CAR OWNERS
CAR OWNERSHIP
CAR TRAFFIC
CAR TRAVEL
CAR TRIP
CAR TRIPS
CAR USE
CAR USERS
CARBON EMISSIONS
CARRYING CAPACITIES
CARRYING CAPACITY
CARS
CENTRAL CITIES
CHOICE OF MODE
CLEAN AIR
CLEAN AIR INITIATIVE
CLEAN ENERGY
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMMUTING
CONGESTION
CONGESTION CHARGING
CONGESTION CHARGING SCHEME
CONGESTION DELAY
CONGESTION EXTERNALITY
CONGESTION TOLLS
CONSTRUCTION
COST OF CAR OWNERSHIP
COST OF TRAVEL
COST PER TRIP
COSTS PER TRIP
DAILY TRAFFIC
DEMANDS FOR TRAVEL
DISCRETIONARY TRAVEL
DISCRETIONARY TRIPS
DISPOSABLE INCOME
DRIVING
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EFFICIENT VEHICLES
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITIES OF DEMAND
ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY OF TRAVEL
ELECTRIC CARS
EMISSION
EMISSION REDUCTIONS
EMISSIONS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
EQUATIONS
EXCESS FUEL CONSUMPTION
EXTERNALITIES
FLOOR SPACE
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL COST
FUEL COST SAVINGS
FUEL EFFICIENCY
FUEL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
FUEL PRICE
FUEL TAX
FUEL TAX INCREASES
FUEL TAX RATE
FUEL USE
GAS
GAS CONSUMPTION
GAS TAX
GASOLINE
GASOLINE CONSUMPTION
GASOLINE TAX
GREENHOUSE GASES
HIGH SPEEDS
IMPACT OF CONGESTION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MOBILITY
LAND USE
LOCAL AIR POLLUTION
LONGER DISTANCES
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
MOBILITY
MODE OF TRAVEL
MODES OF TRAVEL
NESTED LOGIT MODEL
NITROGEN
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
PASSENGER
PASSENGER TRAVEL
PASSENGERS
PERSON-TRIPS
PERSONAL TRAVEL
POPULATION DENSITY
PRICE ELASTICITY
PRICE OF FUEL
PRIVATE VEHICLE
PRIVATE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP
PUBLIC ROADS
PUBLIC TRANSIT
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
PURCHASES
RAIL
RAIL MASS TRANSIT
RAIL TRANSIT
RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEMS
REMOTE
ROAD
ROAD CAPACITY
ROAD CONGESTION
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD SPEED
ROAD TOLL
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROUND TRIP
SALES TAX RATE
SHARING
SPRAWL
SPRAWL POLICIES
SPREADING
SQUARE
STREAM
SUBURBS
SUBWAY
SULFUR
SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT
SYMBOLS
TAX REVENUE
THREE-STAGE
TOLL
TOLL INCREASE
TOLL INCREASES
TOWNS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC CONGESTION
TRAFFIC DEMAND
TRAFFIC EXTERNALITIES
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRAFFIC SPEED
TRAFFIC VOLUME
TRANSIT CAPACITY
TRANSIT TRIPS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SECTOR EMISSIONS
TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS
TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
TRAVEL BY CAR
TRAVEL COSTS
TRAVEL DEMAND
TRAVEL DISTANCE
TRAVEL MODE
TRAVEL MODES
TRAVEL SPEED
TRAVEL TIME
TRAVEL TIMES
TRAVELERS
TRIP
TRIP BY CAR
TRIP DISTANCE
TRIP MAKING
TRIP TIME
TRIPS
TRIPS BY CAR
TRIPS BY MODE
TRIPS PER DAY
TRUCK TRAFFIC
TRUCKS
TRUST FUND
UPPER
URBAN AREAS
URBAN TRANSPORTATION
URBANIZATION
VALUE OF TIME
VEHICLE EFFICIENCY
VEHICLE EMISSIONS
VEHICLE FUEL
VEHICLE FUEL EFFICIENCY
VEHICLE KILOMETERS
VEHICLE SPEED
VEHICLE TRIP
VEHICLE-KILOMETERS
VEHICLES
VOLUME OF TRAFFIC
WALKING
WORK TRAVEL
WORK TRIP
WORK TRIPS
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