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Commentary

Congestion Tolls Work in London and Stockholm—Why Not Seattle?

Seattle is considering following in the footsteps of cities like London, Stockholm, Singapore and Milan to introduce a charge for driving on the roads. What can Seattle and its inhabitants learn from other cities that have implemented road user charging?

Apr 12, 2018
Report

Report

Quantifying travellers' willingness to pay for the Harbour Tunnel in Copenhagen: A stated choice study

This study uses a stated choice experiment to quantify travellers' willingness to pay for a tolled tunnel in Copenhagen. Discrete choice models are used to quantify travellers' value of travel time savings.

Mar 20, 2018
Multimedia

Safety in a World of Driverless Cars

In this Call with the Experts, senior information scientist Nidhi Kalra discusses a RAND study that shows putting driverless cars on the road before they're nearly perfect could save lives, and also describes new approaches for safety standards.

Feb 15, 2018
Journal Article

How Jakarta's Traffic Affects Labor Market Outcomes for Women and People with Disabilities: Results from a Baseline Survey

From the research reviewed and the existing data summarized, this report develops a theory of change for how labor market outcomes for females might be influenced by improvements to public transportation.

Dec 28, 2017
Testimony

Shaping the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

More than 90 percent of car crashes are caused by human errors. Will self-driving vehicles help mitigate this risk? To answer this question, experts must address how safety is measured and determine the threshold of safety required before autonomous vehicles are on the roads.

Nov 16, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Understanding the Potential of Variable Tolling to Smooth Congestion on Downstream Facilities: Applications of a Joint Time-of-Day and Route Choice Model

The aim of this research was to understand the conditions under which time-varying tolls could be used to effectively smooth congestion on a downstream, untolled roadway.

Apr 6, 2016
Report

Self-Driving Vehicles Offer Potential Benefits, Policy Challenges for Lawmakers

Self-driving vehicles offer the promise of significant benefits to society, but raise several policy challenges, including the need to update insurance liability regulations and privacy concerns such as who will control the data generated by this technology.

Mar 22, 2016
Report

Report

Time period choice modelling — review of practice

The report presents a review of the time period choice modelling literature undertaken to inform consideration of whether the Sydney Strategic Travel Model should be extended to model time period choice.

Sep 28, 2015
Report

Report

The Impact of Adopting Time-of-Day Tolling: Case Study of 183A in Austin, Texas

This study evaluates the traffic and revenue impacts of moving from a fixed toll rate on the 183A Turnpike in Texas to a toll structure that varies by time of day.

Jun 18, 2015
Essay

The Dream Drive: Twists and Turns on the Road to Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous vehicle technology is already here: Cars park themselves, alert drivers to impending dangers, and even apply the brakes in emergencies. But what will it take to unlock its potential for major societal benefits?

Jan 14, 2015
Commentary

What if Distracted Driving Was Safe?

According to consumer research, the ability to consume media, write an email, or even sleep during transport is a key selling point for self-driving cars, which could be available in the near future. Autonomous vehicle technology could also produce a wide range of public benefits.

Jul 1, 2014
Commentary

Make HOT Lanes Permanent

The first HOT lanes in L.A. have improved traffic flow and travel time reliability, are fair to users of the facilities, have improved transit service and have generated revenue needed to fund those improvements from voluntary toll payments.

Apr 23, 2014
Multimedia

"Self Driving" Vehicles: Great Benefits, but Barriers to Widespread Adoption

In this March 24th 2014 Congressional Briefing, James Anderson discusses the advantages and disadvantages of autonomous vehicles, current obstacles with adoption, and actions policymakers can take.

Mar 24, 2014
News Release

News Release

Self-Driving Vehicles Offer Potential Benefits, Policy Challenges for Lawmakers

Self-driving vehicles offer the promise of significant benefits to society, but raise several policy challenges, including the need to update insurance liability regulations and privacy concerns such as who will control the data generated by this technology.

Jan 6, 2014
Research Brief

How to Best Realize the Social Benefits of Autonomous Vehicle Technology

The auto industry has been moving toward more autonomous vehicles for years. Policymakers could benefit from an examination of the technological advances in this area, their benefits and risks, and the potential effects of various regulations — as well as the absence of regulation — on the development of this technology.

Jan 6, 2014
Solution

Creating Policies to Get Los Angeles Moving

The Los Angeles area has the most severe traffic congestion in the United States, and trends suggest that it will continue to worsen in the coming years. RAND transport experts proposed efficient and equitable policy strategies for mitigating congestion.

Nov 10, 2013
Journal Article

Journal Article

Exploring the Relationship Between Travel Demand and Economic Growth

This paper presents results of an assessment of the state of research on decoupling the relationship between vehicle travel and economic growth.

Dec 1, 2012
Report

How Will Migration Impact UK Transport and Congestion?

The UK Migration Advisory Committee asked RAND Europe to examine how migration is likely to impact transport networks and congestion. The resulting research is one of the first studies using UK data to provide an empirical evidence base about migrants' travel behavior and impacts.

Jan 10, 2012
Journal Article

Journal Article

High Occupancy Toll Lane Performance Under Alternative Pricing Policies

This paper explores how alternative pricing and operating policies influence revenue generation, level of service, and travel time costs for high occupancy toll (HOT) lane facilities.

Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article

Journal Article

Making Congestion Pricing Equitable

Identifies and assesses ways of making congestion pricing equitable.

Jan 1, 2011

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Traffic Congestion

Topic Synonyms:
Gridlock

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