Determination of optimal toll levels and toll locations of alternative congestion pricing schemes.

Author(s)
Yang, H. Zhang, X. & Huang, H.-J.
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Abstract

This paper deals with the second-best link-based and cordon-based pricing schemes that involve optimal selection of both toll levels and toll locations. Social welfare maximization with or without inclusion of implementation cost of toll charge is sought subject to elastic travel demand in general networks. Optimization models with mixed (integer and continuous) variables are formulated for determining toll levels and toll locations simultaneously. A binary genetic algorithm is employed to search optimal toll locations dynamically and a simulated annealing method to search optimal toll levels. In the analysis of the cordon-based toll scheme, transportation network is viewed as a directed graph, and the concept of cutset in graph theory is introduced to describe the mathematical properties of a toll cordon by examining the incidence matrix of the network. (Author/publisher) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract No. E208120.

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C 26837 (In: C 26815) /10 /71 / ITRD E208136
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In: Transportation and traffic theory in the 21st century : proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, 16-18 July 2002, p. 519-540, 21 ref.

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