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Home > Pricing
Conference
Value Pricing for Transportation in the
Washington Region
Providing New Transportation Choices Through Innovative Pricing Strategies
A summary report, speakers' presentations and
attendee roster are now available for download below.
COG held a one-day conference Wednesday, June 4, 2003 in Washington,
D.C., on innovative transportation pricing strategies being implemented
in some U.S. and international locations and under consideration in
others, including the Washington region.
Local elected officials, business leaders, community leaders, and transportation
professionals participated in the conference and were part of the region’s
first major public discussion on the need and opportunities for innovative
transportation pricing strategies. The conference featured elected officials,
national experts, and visionary thinkers and was an informative and
thought provoking event.
Documents for Download
Summary
Report of the Conference
Conference
Attendee Roster
TPB
PowerPoint Briefing on the "Value Pricing for Transportation"
Conference
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PROGRAM
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| 8:30 a.m |
Welcome,
The Honorable Peter Shapiro, Chair, National
Capital Region Transporation Planning Board and
Chair, Prince George's County Council |
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| 8:40 a.m |
Keynote Address
Emil Frankel, Assistant Secretary for
Transportation Policy, U.S. Department of Transportation |
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| 9:00 a.m |
Overview of the
Role of Pricing in Achieving Mobility and Air
Quality Goals
Martin Wachs, Professor, University of California,
Berkeley (Presentation) |
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| 9:45 a.m |
Projects in Motion
Ronald F. Kirby, Director of Transportation
Planning, National Capital Region Transportation
Planning Board
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- How HOT Lanes Benefit Transit: San
Diego, CA I-15 Project,
David Schumacher, Metropolitan Transit Development
Board (Presentation)
- Keeping HOV Lanes Free Flowing with Pricing:
Houston, Texas I-10 Katy Freeway Ed Regan,
Wilbur Smith Associates (Presentation)
- Paying for New Highway Lanes with Pricing:
Orange County, CA State Route 91 "Express
Lanes" Greg Hulsizer, Orange County
Transportation Authority (Presentation)
- Reducing Peak Period Congestion with
Variable Tolling: Tolls on New York's
Hudson River Crossings Mark Muriello, Port
Authority of New York/New Jersey (Presentation)
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| 1:30 p.m |
Innovative Pricing Strategies The
Honorable Chris Zimmerman, Member, National
Capital Region Transportation Planning Board
and Member, Arlington County Board
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- Cordon/Area Charges in London Gabriel
Roth, Civil Engineer and Transport Economist
(Presentation)
- Parking Cash-Out in the Twin Cities Patty
Carlson, Metropolitan Council (Presentation)
- The Conversion of Fixed Auto Costs to
Mileage-Based
Jeff Buxbaum, Cambridge Systematics, Inc (Presentation)
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| 2:30 p.m |
If Congestion is the Problem, How Can Pricing
be Part of the Solution?
The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Second Vice
Chair, National Capital Region Transportation
Planning Board and Member, Council of District
of Columbia
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- Lon Anderson, American Automobile Association
- Michael Replogle, Environmental Defense
(Presentation)
- Robert Grow, Greater Washington Board
of Trade (Presentation)
- Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter
Growth (Presentation)
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| 3:45 p.m |
Overview of Federal Value Pricing Pilot
Program and Pricing Efforts in the Washington
Region
Sherri Alston, Director, Office of Transportation
Policy Studies, Federal Highway Administration
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- Michelle Pourciau, Deputy Director District
of Columbia Department of Transportation (Presentation)
- Richard Kuzmyak, Consultant Maryland
Department of Transportation (Presentation)
- Robert Griffiths, Technical Services
Director National Capital Region Transportation
Planning Board (Presentation)
- Catherine McGhee, Research Scientist
Virginia Department of Transportation (Presentation)
- Richard Stevens, Director of Business
Planning and Project Development Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Presentation)
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