Compilation of Public Opinion Data on Tolls and Road Pricing (2008) / Chapter Skim
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With this information, it is possible to identify the factors and circumstances that affect public opinion, to examine trends in public opinion, and to derive crucial implications for future policy and planning in this area. PUBLIC OPINION ON PRICING Our review indicates that in the aggregate there is majority support for tolling and road pricing.
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However, that support increases when the definition provides clarifying information or a description of benefits. Project- or Issue-Related Characteristics Our compiled public opinion data also supported analysis of differences in public opinion results based on project- or TABLE 1 PUBLIC OPINION ON PRICING VERSUS TAX-RELATED INITIATIVES Tolling or Road Pricing Tax-Related Initiative Majority Support 57% 27% Majority Opposition 31% 60% Neither Majority 13% 13% Total Percent 100% 100% Total Cases 103 15
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In the mid-1990s to 2002, the types of projects being considered were traditional toll roads, express toll lanes, and HOT lanes. In more recent years, cordon tolling and PPP projects have been brought into the public sphere.
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of Minnesota 59% 29% 12% 2006 -- Humphrey Institute, Univ. of Minnesota 65% 22% 13% Salt Lake City, Utah -- HOT Lanes 2005 -- Utah Department of Transportation 56% Not reported Not reported 2006 -- Utah Department of Transportation 61% Not reported Not reported London, England -- Area Charging 1999 -- Government Office for London 53% 36% 11% 2006 -- Transport for London 60% Not reported Not reported New York City -- Area Charging 2006 -- Tri-State Transportation Campaign 44% 45% 12% 2007 -- Quinnipiac University Poll (January)
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On the other hand, majority support was found for specific projects such as SR 91, I-15 ExpressLanes, and I-394 HOT lanes. In the Miami Value Pricing Focus Groups in 2002, most respondents said that they would likely use the proposed express lanes, and that they "appreciated the opportunity to have real choice as opposed to current conditions where the available choices all involve congested routes in the peak periods." TABLE 4 PUBLIC OPINION BASED ON U.S.
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In an Orange County (California) survey, the most persuasive argument for the Foothill South toll road was the "need for an alternative to I-5." It is probably for this reason that low-income respondents tend to be supportive of tolling and road charging concepts, as evidenced in evaluation studies in California and Minnesota.
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. In a statewide survey in California, respondents favored HOT lanes, tolls roads, and express toll lanes over gas and sales tax increases.
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