Road pricing: who pays the bill? Road pricing policies are currently once more in the centre of attention. Research on the distributional effects of road pricing is often focused on economic distributional effects. This paper argues that also distributional effects occur in terms of mobility, and that is likely that groups with low mobility will see their mobility even further reduced. It is recommended that the effects of road pricing on the mobility of different population groups are thoroughly analysed before deciding to introduce road pricing measures. Based on this analysis, it can be discussed how population groups can be compensated. It seems important to search in a wider range of compensatory options than only from a financial perspective. (Author/publisher)
Samenvatting