ABSTRACT

Tradable credits for congestion management are a novel policy concept that is receiving increased interest in transportation research. This interest is mainly driven by the belief that the concept can count on stronger social support and hence has a better prospect for implementation than charging-based instruments. This paper is the first to provide an analysis of the social, political, economic and technical feasibility of this concept. To this end, policymakers and researchers from the field of transport have been interviewed. The results reveal so many barriers and challenges in the social and political context that some seem insurmountable, which exposes a difference with expectations formulated in the literature. We reflect on possible options to overcome or avoid barriers but conclude that the concept of tradable peak credits lies very far from the current way of thinking about road use and seems unable to compete with more established charging schemes.

摘要

用于交通拥堵管理的可交易积分是一种新颖的政策概念，在交通运输研究中受到越来越多的关注。这种兴趣主要是因为人们相信，该概念可以依靠更强大的社会支持，因此比基于收费的工具具有更好的实施前景。本文是第一个对这一概念的社会，政治，经济和技术可行性进行分析的论文。为此，对交通领域的决策者和研究人员进行了采访。结果揭示了在社会和政治环境中的许多障碍和挑战，其中一些似乎是无法克服的，这暴露了与文献中提出的期望的差异。