EQUITABLE AND PROGRESSIVE DISTANCE-BASED USER CHARGE: DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF INCOME-BASED MILEAGE FEES IN MARYLAND

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dc.contributor.advisorZhang, Leien_US
dc.contributor.authorYang, Dien_US
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-05T06:42:23Z
dc.date.available2015-02-05T06:42:23Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.description.abstractDue to the declining purchasing power of fuel tax revenue, the Highway Trust Fund is insufficient to operate and maintain the surface transportation system in the U.S. Alternative sources of revenue, other than the fuel tax, should be considered to address the insolvency of the funding system. Mileage fees and value pricing have long been attractive options to researchers and decision-makers, but they often raise equity concerns. This paper aims to design and evaluate equitable and progressive distance-based user charge policies, and focuses specifically on income-based fee rate structures. Three variable-rate vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) fee scenarios with respect to income are introduced and all policy scenarios are tested with a statewide transportation model in Maryland. Results show that income-based VMT fees can well protect lower-income households while generating more revenue. However, a standard fee structure based on Ramsey pricing does not work as well as the fixed-percentage incremental fee structure. The latter is progressive across all income groups while ensuring that equity and revenue goals are met.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2RW3K
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/16116
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledTransportation planningen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCivil engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEquityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMaryland Statewide Transportation Model (MSTM)en_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRevenue Generationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledTransportation Financeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledVehicle-miles Traveled (VMT) Feesen_US
dc.titleEQUITABLE AND PROGRESSIVE DISTANCE-BASED USER CHARGE: DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF INCOME-BASED MILEAGE FEES IN MARYLANDen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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