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原文传递 Evaluation of Two Tolling Strategies for Highway 407 in Toronto

题名：	Evaluation of Two Tolling Strategies for Highway 407 in Toronto
作者：	Mekky-A
关键词：	Highway planning; Freeways; Toll roads; Strategic planning; Tolls; Ramps (Interchanges); Cost recovery; Mathematical models; Toronto (Canada); Freeway planning; Strategies; Freeway ramps
摘要：	Two tolling strategies were recently suggested for Highway 407 in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The GTA is one of the fastest growing urban areas in North America with a population of about 5 million. Highway 407, a six-/four-lane freeway, has been considered for many years as a relief for Highway 401 - the busiest highway in North America, used by more than a million vehicles per day. Highway 407 is being planned and constructed as a toll highway. The first strategy investigated is to encourage long distance travelers to use Highway 407 by reducing the toll rate from CD$0.075/km to $0.06/km after the first 10 km. This is modeled by using multiclass trip assignment with generalized cost. Aside from the class of drivers who are not going to use the highway for various personal reasons, there are two main classes of drivers - namely, drivers who travel 10 km or more, and those who travel less than 10 km. The second strategy investigated is to put extra tolls on Highway 407 ramps connecting the highway with widened Highways 427, 400, and 404. The purpose of the second strategy is to recover the cost of widening these highways near Highway 407 through ramp toll revenues. The GTA mathematical model, within the EMME/2 environment, and the evaluation process used are described. Evaluation results are discussed.
总页数：	Transportation Research Record.1998. pp 17-25 (FIGS: 11 Fig. REFS: 8 Ref.)
报告类型：	科技报告