Transactions on Transport Sciences 2011, 4(1):11-18 | DOI: 10.2478/V10158-011-0002-z

The Anticipated Impacts of Road Pricing on the Quality of Life in Prague City Centre

J. Zelinková*
Department of Urban Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech University of Technology, VĹ B-Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Growing traffic in urban areas is linked with the increasing problems of congestion and environmental degradation. In response to this there are a range of potential instruments for dealing with traffic-related issues in urban areas, one such option being road pricing. Congestion-charging schemes have been successfully implemented in many cities; however the Czech Republic does not have any experience in this field. The future impacts of ETC (Electronic Toll Collection) if implemented in Prague were obtained from transport models. The decision on the efficiency of this instrument with respect to the expected Quality of Life (QoL) has been acquired as a result of the Delphi method process.

Keywords: Congestion, congestion pricing, QoL, Delphi method.

Published: March 1, 2011  Show citation

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Zelinková, J. (2011). The Anticipated Impacts of Road Pricing on the Quality of Life in Prague City Centre. Transactions on Transport Sciences, 4(1), 11-18. doi: 10.2478/V10158-011-0002-z
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