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Congestion pricing for Latin America: Prospects and constraints

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In an effort to reduce the adverse impacts of the car and promote sustainable transport in Latin America, some governments have either implemented travel demand management policies or have considered ways of directly reducing the number of vehicles in congested areas. While demand management measures have been promoted in a small number of countries, including vehicular restrictions as well as the promotion of public transport modes, there are currently no congestion pricing programmes in operation in Latin America. This paper begins with an overview of travel demand management, including its principal aims as well as its primary objectives within the Latin American context. It discusses past efforts to promote traffic restraint and perspectives for developing congestion pricing schemes in both São Paulo and Santiago. Finally, it examines the potential role of congestion pricing as a demand management tool. While it is one of the most effective demand management measures in the industrialised world, a number of barriers currently prevent it from being widely adopted in Latin America.

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  • Rivasplata, Charles R., 2013. "Congestion pricing for Latin America: Prospects and constraints," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 40(1), pages 56-65.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:40:y:2013:i:1:p:56-65
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2012.06.037
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