This report has been produced as a part of the activities of the TRKC (Transport Research Knowledge Centre) project of the Sixth Framework Programme. The first part includes a brief overview of the scope of the theme and summarises the main policy developments at EU level relevant to the theme.The second part contains a synthesis of the main findings and policy implications from research projects and identifies the implications for further research. Research results are presented according to two sub-themes: Financing Tools and Pricing and Taxation. In the sub-theme concerning Financing Tools, research has analysed harmonisation of guidelines for project assessment for trans-national projects in Europe. This includes the provision of a consistent framework for monetary valuation based on the principles of welfare economics, contributing in the long run to consistency with transport costing. Research has aimed at developing a scientifically sound approach to the funding of large transport infrastructure investments in the EU, most particularly the TEN-T projects. Different mechanisms are explored for the funding of these investments. The one which has received highest attention is the creation of an EU transport infrastructure fund financed by pricing mark-ups on transport activities. In the sub-theme concerning Pricing and Taxation, research has analysed case studies to improve thelevel of knowledge of transport costs and the estimation of marginal social costs for all main transport modes, and has proposed improvements to the methodological and data collection procedures in order to use transport accounts for monitoring pricing policies. Research has also identified barriers and investigated issues concerning public acceptance of pricing schemes. New insights into differentiated charging as an efficient way of managing transport demand have been provided and investigations on the appropriate degree of complexity in transport charges have been made. Concepts for interoperable pricing systems are discussed. The full text of this publication may be found at: http://www.transport-research.info/Upload/Documents/201004/20100421_172…
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