Evaluating the Traffic and Emissions Impacts of New York City Cordon Pricing

Traffic congestion has been a serious issue for metropolitan areas. People waste millions of their productive hours in the traffic jam and deteriorate public health by polluting the air. Several strategies have been proposed to relieve traffic congestion or curb transportation externalities. Congestion pricing is among the most promising strategies that could change travel demand by increasing trip disutility for personal vehicles. This study aims to investigate travel behavior changes in response to cordon pricing in New York City. Several pricing schemes from a combination of vehicle type and time of the day are designed and analyzed in the New York activity-based model (NYBPM). Results will help show the impact on transit ridership, trips by single-occupant vehicles and taxis, modal splits, and vehicle emissions. This study is the first of its kind for the largest metropolitan area in the US and its impact on traffic emissions for the study area.

• Record URL:
  http://ctech.cee.cornell.edu/research/project-descriptions/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $91393
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747119

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Kline, Robin

• Performing Organizations:

  Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health

  Cornell University
  Ithaca, NY  United States  14853
• Principal Investigators:

  Gao, H

• Start Date: 20190601
• Expected Completion Date: 20201231
• Actual Completion Date: 20201231
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Congestion pricing; Impacts; Modal split; Pollutants; Ridership; Travel behavior; Vehicle occupancy
• Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Policy; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01730923
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747119
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Feb 14 2020 1:39PM