Public perceptions of toll roads: A survey of the Texas perspective

Podgorski, Kaethe; Kockelman, Kara M.

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2006.03.002

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“…Unlike results from the phone survey (Podgorski and Kockelman 2006), very few issues in the follow-up survey generated a considerable consensus among respondents. The two statements offering at least 70% agreement were: (1) higher tolls for larger, heavier, or higher emission vehicles are a good toll road feature, and (2) dedicated heavy-vehicle lanes should be added to highways.…”

Section: Self-completion Survey Resultsmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Administration of the follow-up survey lagged approximately one week behind the initial survey. Reminder emails were sent two weeks after the initial emailing, and reminder postcards were sent in one batch at the completion of the earlier, phone survey's administration (Podgorski and Kockelman 2006). While respondents submitted 282 completed surveys for the MOMB version and 330 for the internet version, many did not provide sufficient information to link their follow-up responses to their original phone interview responses (including the address to which the follow-up survey had been sent).…”

Section: Self-completion Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…____ To add funding to driving alternatives, for example public transit and/or bike trails ____ To add funding to other state government programs, for example education and/or health care ____ To maintain and expand local transportation projects ____ To maintain and expand the Texas toll road system ____ To maintain and expand the non-tolled state highway system (Podgorski and Kockelman 2006), only more pronounced. It over-represented older persons, females, the highly educated and the older unemployed.…”

Section: Self-completion Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unemployed persons 55 years and older make up 17% of the Texas population but comprised 20% of the phone survey sample and 26% of the followup survey sample. As with the phone surveys (Podgorski and Kockelman 2006), sample weights were developed to correct for these age, gender, education and employment status biases. Such weights reflect a respondent's representation in the population, relative to his/her representation in the survey.…”

Section: Self-completion Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The results of the phone surveys are discussed in Podgorski and Kockelman (2006), and the results of the follow-up (selfcompletion) and focus groups are discussed in this paper.…”

Section: Focus Groupsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Users’ perceptions and willingness to pay in interurban toll roads: identifying differences across regions from a nationwide survey in Spain

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Users' acceptability is considered one of the key drivers for the successful implementation of transport policy measures. This is especially crucial in the case of toll roads since they are financed through drivers' contributions. Previous literature in this field has mainly focused on measuring users' attitudes towards urban congestion pricing strategies. However limited research has been developed concerning interurban toll roads. Previous research shows that socioeconomic variables are not conclusive to explain users' perceptions towards tolls. By contrast, other drivers such as regional differences seem to play a more important role, especially when charging conditions within the same nation greatly vary across regions. This paper analyzes regional differences in users' attitudes within an asymmetrical distribution of the toll road network across regions. Based on a nationwide survey conducted to road users in interurban toll roads in Spain, we develop both a binomial logit and a censored regression (tobit) model to explore drivers' perceptions and willingness to pay. The research concludes that users from regions with a more extensive tolled network generally show a more negative attitude towards charges, but not necessarily a lower willingness to pay. The paper also points out that an asymmetrical distribution of toll roads across regions may result in negative perceptions among those users perceiving to be unfairly treated when compared to citizens in other regions.

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Public perceptions of toll roads: A survey of the Texas perspective

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

Public Perceptions of Pricing Existing Roads and Other Transportation Policies: The Texas Perspective

Public Perceptions of Pricing Existing Roads and Other Transportation Policies: The Texas Perspective

A hybrid model of fuzzy and AHP for handling public assessments on transportation projects

Users’ perceptions and willingness to pay in interurban toll roads: identifying differences across regions from a nationwide survey in Spain

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