Publications

Tolling and Road Pricing

Protecting the Public Interest: The Role of Long-Term Concession Agreements for Providing Transportation Infrastructure
July 2007, Report

This report, prepared for the USC Keston Institute for Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, explores how the public interest can be protected when transportation concession agreements are executed. The report examines public concerns related to long-term concessions, reviews information that has been provided to decision-makers for recent concession deals, and highlights potential strategies to protect the public interest. 

• Full Report
• Research Brief

Washington State Comprehensive Tolling Study
September 2006, Report

This report was prepared for the Washington State legislature to help set state policy on if, where, when, and how to toll. The result of the year-long effort was a set of eight policy recommendations, presented in the final report. 

Supporting the policy recommendations were 11 background papers on topics such as the evolving uses of tolling around the world, implementation issues, organizational issues, and public attitudes towards tolling. Download the full volume here, or individual papers using the links below.

• Background Paper #1 - National Perspective: Use of Tolling and Related Issues 
• Background Paper #2 - Ascertainment Interviews: Opinion of Washington’s Community Leaders 
• Background Paper #3 - Organizational and Administrative Structures 
• Background Paper #4 - Equity, Fairness, and Uniformity in Tolling 
• Background Paper #5 - National Perspective: Review of Public Attitudes and Perceptions 
• Background Paper #6 - Limitations of Studies Used to Advance Toll Projects 
• Background Paper #7 - Tacoma Narrows Bridge Toll Policy 
• Background Paper #8 - Toll Technology Considerations, Opportunities, and Risks 
• Background Paper #9 - Analysis of Illustrative Examples 
• Background Paper #10 - Legal and Regulatory Issues 
• Background Paper #11 - Public and Stakeholder Outreach 
• Public and Stakeholder Outreach Appendices 

MnPass System Study
April 2005, Report

This study evaluated the finances and transportation performance of a potential system of toll lanes in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region of Minnesota. The study found that such a system of toll lanes would be unlikely to be 100 percent financed with toll revenue, but that the transportation system benefits warranted further consideration as the transportation network in the Twin Cities developed.

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