The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has resulted in a decline in transportation revenues and a slow rebound in transit ridership. Thus, there has been an increased interest in urban congestion pricing to ease congestion, encourage alternate modes, and generate revenue. TRB hosted a webinar on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 1:00-3:00 PM Eastern that will describe current congestion pricing programs, including through existing Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) programs and those that are under reauthorization consideration. Presenters discussed approaches to congestion pricing in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. They addressed the impact of pricing programs on congestion management, equity consideration, and transit service coordination. Additionally, presenters will identify implementation approaches, how to secure stakeholder buy-in, and how to conduct public outreach.
This webinar was organized by the TRB Standing Committee on Economics, Revenue, and Finance.
The presentation slides are available. Please contact rgillum@nas.edu for a copy of the recording.
Webinar agenda and presenters
- Introduction: Sharon Greene, InfraStrategies, LLC
- Federal tolling programs available to manage urban congestion: Angela Fogle, FHWA
- San Francisco downtown congestion pricing study update: Rachel Hiatt, San Francisco County Transportation Authority
- Los Angeles’ proposed approach to congestion pricing: Phillip Washington, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Penn Quarter/Chinatown Pricing Pilot: Soumya Dey, District Department of Transportation
- Question and answer session: Moderated by Sharon Greene, InfraStrategies, LLC
The first 90 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify goals and objectives for implementing urban congestion pricing programs
- List and assess alternate forms of urban congestion pricing programs
- Discuss how equity considerations are addressed in urban congestion pricing programs
TRB resources related to this topic:
NCHRP Synthesis Report 559: Emerging Challenges to Priced Managed Lanes
NCHRP Research Report 899: Broadening Integrated Corridor Management Stakeholders
Professional Development Hours Information
Professional engineers (PEs) who register and attend the entire webinar as an individual will be awarded 2.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs). TRB’s webinar program awards PDH credits only to the registered individual, and not to other members of a group that view the webinar together. To be eligible for the credits, individuals must remain signed in for the entire webinar, including for any question and answer session following the presentations.
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American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits
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This Summary Last Modified On: 12/10/2020