Intelligent transportation systems: An economic and environmental policy assessment

This paper discusses the congestion relief and environmental impacts expected of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) based on a qualitative assessment of the incentives generated. It uses theoretical and empirical results from the literature to evaluate the private and externality impacts of Ad...

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Published in:Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice Policy and practice, 1996, Vol.30 (1), p.1-10
Main Author: Kanninen, Barbara J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction
Transportation planning, management and economics
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Summary:This paper discusses the congestion relief and environmental impacts expected of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) based on a qualitative assessment of the incentives generated. It uses theoretical and empirical results from the literature to evaluate the private and externality impacts of Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS), Automated Highway Systems (AHS) and Intelligent Transit Systems and discusses the appropriate role of the public sector in their development based on these impacts. It is argued that although ITS are intended to improve system efficiency, the technologies may, in fact, exacerbate the existing, economic inefficiencies in the surface transportation system and that policies to correct these inefficiencies become all the more crucial as we consider implementation of ITS. Several policies that target environmental externalities are discussed as possible complements to ITS.
ISSN:0965-8564
1879-2375
DOI:10.1016/0965-8564(95)00014-3