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The Georgia Department of Transportation is funding a Tech team studying traffic congestion in metro Atlanta.
The team is led by Catherine Ross of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development and Randall Guensler of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Transportation Group.
Recognizing that traffic congestion is one of the most serious problems facing the Atlanta region, the Governor's Congestion Mitigation Task Force recently recommended that congestion-reducing projects be given priority for transportation funds. But what is the best long-term strategy for congestion relief?
Congestion pricing, also called value pricing or peak-period pricing, is gaining acceptance as a tool for reducing congestion and improving flow conditions on freeways, but will it have the intended effect?
These are the questions the Georgia Tech team will address. The project will provide a comprehensive examination of public perceptions and preferences regarding pricing options in metro Atlanta.
Results of the project will help guide GDOT and the State Road and Tollway Authority of Georgia in the siting, evaluation and implementation of future pricing strategies. The study will include a review of newly introduced toll collection technologies and case study analyses of similar projects in other states and abroad.
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